Plant City brought home plenty of hardware Aug. 13, from the 2013 Florida Rural Water Association’s Annual Conference. Isaac Bostic, of the Utilities Operations Division, won the FRWA’s award for 2013 Wastewater Plant Operator of the Year. Paul Cockrell, of the Utilities Maintenance Division, was named the FRWA 2013 Distribution Operator of the Year. Plant […]
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Hospital to host farewell reception
South Florida Baptist Hospital will host a farewell reception for outgoing President Steve Nierman from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in the 2 North Administrative Conference Room at the hospital, 301 N. Alexander St., Plant City. Nierman is leaving the Plant City hospital to serve as president for Winter Haven Hospital. The transfer […]
Continue ReadingAlpaca-Lypse Now
A light rain begins to drizzle over the green grass of Debbie and Narvel Pettis’ 9-acre Plant City farm. “They’ll be coming in now,” Debbie says of her livestock. “They don’t like the rain.” The couple sits in their stable, waiting for the clean stalls to fill up. But the stalls aren’t the shelter of […]
Continue ReadingMeet Plant City’s new fire chief
Daniel Azzariti always thought being a firefighter sounded interesting. He got his first dose of dousing flames early. When a large brush fire set areas near Crystal River ablaze, Azzariti joined the volunteer effort. “I didn’t know what to do,” Azzariti said. “I just knew I wanted to help. Most of the neighborhood was a […]
Continue ReadingWe hear wedding bells!
Jan and William Boarman, of Plant City, are pleased to announced the engagement of their youngest daughter, Rachael Boarman to Michael Niedermeyer. Niedermeyer is the son of D.J. Gardner, of Fort Pierce, and Bob Niedermeyer, of Brunswick, Ohio. The couple met while attending University of Central Florida, where they both graduated in 2007. They plan […]
Continue ReadingCouple celebrates 72 years
Rubye and David Abbott, of Plant City, celebrated this week their 72nd wedding anniversary. The Abbotts were married Aug. 27, 1941. As a child, Rubye’s third-grade teacher read the class a book about the young boy who worked with his father. When he was asked his name, he would answer, “Just David.” Rubye loved the […]
Continue ReadingNew yoga class stretches into Plant City
A cobalt blue strip of fabric hangs from the old tree in front of yoga instructor Jenna Stanko’s home. Many who pass by her yard in Historic Downtown Plant City are puzzled by the shimmering sheet of silk. What is it? Although the U-shaped silk resembles a hammock, it actually is a yoga swing. And […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 08.29.13
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. AUG. 12 L’EGGO MY EGGO 1500 block of North Burton Street. Residential Burglary. The victim came home and noticed the back sliding window was broken. As the victim entered the home, she saw some frozen waffles had been […]
Continue ReadingNew seafood restaurant dives into Plant City
It’s hard to miss the new yellow paint covering the outside of Plant City’s newest restaurant, The Seafood Dive. And the bold, fun look continues inside, as well. Bosting nautical décor, including fishing nets on the ceiling and a boardwalk-style chalkboard menu, owner Tom Kazbour hopes to whisk his Plant City customers away on a […]
Continue ReadingNegotiations stall between city, Big League Dreams
There won’t be a miniature Fenway Park in Plant City. Or Yankee Stadium. Or any replica stadium, for that matter. Plant City commissioners directed City Manager Greg Horwedel Aug. 26, to terminate negotiations with Big League Dreams Inc., the California-based company that builds replicas of major league stadiums. The company was the only organization to […]
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