WALDEN LAKE JULY 1 PISTOL PILFERED 2000 block of Country Club Drive. Vehicle Burglary/Theft of a Firearm. A Smith and Wesson .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol was stolen out of an unlocked 2004 Ford Ranger truck by unknown suspect(s). JULY 4 RING REMOVED 2700 block of Aston Avenue. Vehicle Burglary. The victim heard a car alarm at […]
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Turkey Creek Middle teacher blasts off with NASA curriculum
When Tecca Kilmer was growing up, she was fascinated with the space program and the buzz that existed around astronauts, NASA and walking on the moon. Now, Kilmer gets to be part of it. The Turkey Creek Middle School physical-education teacher was selected as one of eight educators nationally to help create a curriculum for […]
Continue ReadingPlant City band seeks new members
Plant City High School’s marching band and color guard are seeking new members. Band Director Jackie Worley currently is recruiting new members for the 2013-2014 school year. No experience is needed — only a passion for music and a willingness to work hard. For more, call (813) 757-9370, Ext. 282.
Continue ReadingUPDATE: No injuries reported in Dover tornado
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has reported a tornado touching down this afternoon, in Dover. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, a tornado damaged a mobile home in the Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park, 12640 Jess Walden Road, in Dover. The storm caused severe damage to the mobile home park, including destroying a home near the front of […]
Continue ReadingChili’s to host fundraiser for Plant City’s Relay for Life
Chili’s will be partnering with Relay for Life Plant City for a fundraiser Thursday, July 18. If diners tell their waiters they are participating, 10% of the check will benefit Plant City’s Relay. Five area Chili’s will be participating. The fundraiser will help Relay reach their goal of $245,000. They are: Plant City 3001 James […]
Continue ReadingPlant City choir founder arrested for having sex with a minor
The founder and director of the non-profit Plant City Community Choir was arrested July 16, on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery. According to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reports, Joseph Mendolia, 25, of Plant City, posed as a woman named “Amanda” in an online chat and subsequently drove in March, to St. Petersburg to […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: TB case reported at USF
A confirmed case of tuberculosis, involving a University of South Florida student on the Tampa campus, has been reported to the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County. Currently, the student is undergoing TB drug therapy, recovering in isolation and is no longer a health risk to others. With assistance from the university, the Florida Department of Health — Hillsborough […]
Continue ReadingGang violence patrol leads to arrest of two teens
Two Plant City-area teenagers have been arrested in connection with Eastern Hillsborough gangs. Carlos Perez, 17, of Plant City, has been arrested on charges of premeditated attempted murder in the first degree. Sebastian Guevara, 17, of Dover, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and minor in possession of a firearm. […]
Continue ReadingMulberry man dies in late-night crash
One Mulberry man died after he was ejected from his vehicle late last night, on State Road 60 west of Bugg Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, at 11:18 p.m. July 15, Prisco Teodoro-Eligio, 34, and Fernanda Faustino Oritz, 29, both of Mulberry, were traveling westbound in a 2000 Mazda MPV on S.R. 60, in the […]
Continue ReadingDaybreak Rotary presents check for train platform
Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club President George Banning presented a check for the construction of the downtown train platform, July 15. David Miller, part of the platform planning committee, accepted the $2,500 check on behalf of the committee. “I would like to thank the club for this,” Miller said. Miller recounted a time when the […]
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