When you arrive at the Randy L. Larson Four-Plex this weekend for the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s 11th annual Plant City Pig Jam, your senses will be bombarded with all the sights, sounds and smells one of the area’s largest barbecue competitions. You’ll see lavish RVs sporting custom, barbecue-themed paint jobs. The sauces […]
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Dustin Hill earns top Plant City Fire Rescue award
Plant City Fire Rescue announced firefighter paramedic Dustin Hill as its 2013 Firefighter of the Year. His selection was founded not on one single act but rather on several facets of his career. Most recently, Hill was selected as one of the department’s Emergency Response Team members. Hill also serves as a field training officer […]
Continue ReadingSt. Clement plans holiday fundraiser
St. Clement Catholic Church will host its sixth annual “Twas the Month Before Christmas” event, Nov. 23 and 24. The celebration includes live and silent auctions, dinner and breakfast. Proceeds go to fund the migrant ministry and youth retreats at the church. On Nov. 23, Carrabba’s Italian Grill will be serving a dinner alongside a […]
Continue ReadingDurant FBLA hosts ‘Prematurity Week’
November is Prematurity Awareness month, and the Durant High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America let it be known last week. The FBLA hosted “Prematurity Week,” in conjunction with March of Dimes, donating all proceeds earned to the charity. Students and teachers participated to show their support for the cause. “Looking forward as […]
Continue ReadingSpecial-ed aides shine at Plant City High School
Debra Wong sat among her special-education students in their classroom at Plant City High School. They had decorated the room for Halloween. Ghosts hung from the ceiling. Paper pumpkins dotted the door. One pumpkin had the aide’s name inside of it, along with that of teacher Jay Ritenbaugh and fellow aide Jeanette McCloud. Wong looked […]
Continue ReadingAlexander Woods receives Wells Fargo grant
Wells Fargo presented a $100,000 grant Nov. 14, to Florida Home Partnership, to help future development of Plant City’s Alexander Woods community. After the check presentation, attendees broke ground on the site of the new building. “This $100,000 is a great step,” FHP Executive Director Earl Pfeiffer said. Wells Fargo has worked with FHP before, […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry fest announces 2014 headline entertainment
The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts and STYX are just a few of the entertainers who will take the stage at the 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival. Festival organizers announced today the complete lineup of headline entertainment for the 2014 festival. More than 24 headline entertainment artists perform every year on the Wish Farms Soundstage. “We are very pleased […]
Continue ReadingCaboose chugs into downtown
The Historic Downtown Train Depot has some new additions. A caboose weighing more than 50,000 pounds was trucked from Joe McIntosh Road Nov. 14, and placed on two new tracks at the front of the depot. An engine came along with it. The caboose and about 26 other train artifacts were donated by Bob Willaford, […]
Continue ReadingNik Wallenda to appear at Plant City Jeans & Jacket Gala
There’s no tiptoeing around it. Nik Wallenda is ambitious and fearless, which, in his profession, means one of two things: success or death. Wallenda has walked where no man has before. Teetering 1,500 feet over the Little Colorado River this June, 23 million Americans held their breath. Each step was a tiny dagger stabbing into […]
Continue ReadingStudent starts new Plant City charity
A bright red and yellow box sits at the front of the Plant City’s First Baptist Church Learning Center. Covered in daisy wrapping paper, it can’t be missed. And although it’s only been there for a month, it’s already filled to the brim with games and toys. The box is part of the Daisy Project, […]
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