Plant City commissioners approved May 28, a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for all city employees. The raise will come at a cost of $396,600, which will be taken from existing department budgets, as well as a $170,000 increase in sales-tax revenue, said City Manager Greg Horwedel. “We have a number of dedicated employees, and to stay […]
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Faith Christian graduates class
Preschoolers Leah Dismukes and Josias Cantillo were just two members of Faith Christian Academy’s Class of 2013. The Plant City school honored its graduates May 23, with a special commencement ceremony. During the ceremony, the students performed the Pledge of Allegiance, the Pledge to the Christian flag and songs.
Continue ReadingLeadership Class completes course
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Leadership Class celebrated the end of its year with a ceremony May 23, at Keel and Curley Winery. This year’s students included Debi Brightwell (South Florida Baptist Hospital), Chaun Buttorff (Jarrett-Scott Ford), Frank Cummings (Walden Lake Car Wash and Service Center), Janice English (MidFlorida Credit Union), Peggy […]
Continue ReadingPhoto archives to showcase four Plant City-area authors
You don’t have to look outside of Plant City to read published works from talented authors. Local authors Felix Haynes, Nick Brown, Gil Gott and Dick Elston will be selling, signing and discussing their books from 5 to 7 p.m. June 4, at the Plant City Photo Archives & History Center. The event will feature […]
Continue ReadingChamber hosts Eggs ‘n’ Issues
State Sen. Tom Lee and state reps. Dan Raulerson and Jake Raburn were the featured speakers at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs ‘n’ Issues event May 29, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Madonia Agricultural Show Center. For more information, visit the chamber’s website, plantcity.org. .” >http://iveda.com/oformit-kredit-dlya-malogo-biznesa.php
Continue ReadingHeads of the Class
It’s a night students will never forget. Dressed in gleaming gowns boasting their school colors, more than 1,500 Plant City students will turn their tassels June 3, 4 and 6. But four students will stand out from the sea of mortar boards. Representing Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools, four valedictorians will give […]
Continue ReadingSeminary to host fish fry
The Evangelical University & Seminary will host its third annual Memorial Day Fish Fry from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 27, at the Fellowship Hall of Plant City’s First Baptist Church, 503 N. Palmer St. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children under 12. They may be purchased at offices of First Baptist […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Mom continues search for Misti Whitfield
As far as Sharon Ardelean knows, her daughter has just vanished. Misti Whitfield, 35, was last seen at about midnight May 1, at or near Nautical Marine, 5525 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. According to Ardelean, owner of Cuzzins Bar, in Plant City, Whitfield had an altercation with an individual at that address and has not […]
Continue ReadingBand to plug in for veterans
Ace Jackson and the Jump Kings will perform this weekend for an extra-special audience. The Plant City-based band will bring its unique repertoire of roots swing May 25, to James A. Haley Veterans Hospital’s Haley’s Cove Community Living Center, for a special Memorial Day concert for veterans and residents. “Giving feels good,” Paul “Woody” Woods […]
Continue ReadingAlexander Woods wins Parade of Homes award
What was once an abandoned development is now a Parade of Homes award-winning community. Alexander Woods, situated behind Plant City High School, has won the Grand Award for homes priced less than $151,000 in the Tampa Bay Parade of Homes. Hillsborough County purchased the community in August 2010, for $1,034,500. The county then approached the […]
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