Plant City High School crowned recently its 2013 Prince and Princess. The Plant City High School Civinettes sponsored recently the Prince and Princess Contest. Students carried around containers collecting money for the American Cancer Society and the PCHS Scholarship Fund. The highest fundraisers were recognized in a crowning ceremony. James Orso, a junior, was crowned […]
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Keller Williams serves up soup showdown
Lunchtime heated up during For the Love of Soup!, a soup cook-off event, Feb. 13, at Keller Williams Realty’s Plant City office. The competition featured a variety of soups for patrons to enjoy. The first-place winner was Tres Hall’s chicken tortilla soup, followed by Nick Ganey’s white chili and finally Natalie Sweet’s pasta e fagioli. […]
Continue ReadingPolice ID bank robbery suspect
The Plant City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a man who robbed the GTE Federal Credit Union at about 5:25 p.m. Feb.12, at 2201 James L. Redman Parkway. Plant City detectives, with the help of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Probation and Parole, have identified […]
Continue ReadingDI Polo Club to host second charity polo match
One of the world’s most fascinating sports will gallop into Plant City for the second Charity Polo Classic Feb. 23, at DI Polo Club. This year’s event will include all the sport’s on- and off-field traditions — the stomping of the divots, women dolled up in sun dresses and derby hats and a full exhibition […]
Continue ReadingArt Guild creates own festival masterpiece
The East Hillsborough Art Guild will present its own take on this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival theme, “Our Masterpiece of Fun,” during its 18th annual Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show. The show will feature up to 700 submissions — 500 from adults and up to 200 from youths. The gallery, which will be located at gate […]
Continue ReadingOfficials revise schedule for Mendonsa Road completion
City officials expect work on Mendonsa Road will be complete by April 30, about five months later than originally planned. Additional utility work by Verizon caused most of the delay, but now that that work has been completed, reconstruction of Mendonsa can recommence, City Manager Greg Horwedel told city commissioners at their Feb. 11 meeting. […]
Continue ReadingPlant City native offers Buddhist meditation classes
It was a memory Thích Giác Ngo could not get out of his head, a memory that changed his life. It caused him to leave his Southern Baptist roots and embrace Buddhism, not only as a believer but also as an ordained monk. “I came to know the memories of reincarnation,” Thích Giác Ngo said. […]
Continue ReadingObserver names Love Story winners
There’s nothing quite like a good love-at-first-sight story. It was 1997, and Kelli Lott, then just 15 years old, had gone to the Florida Strawberry Festival with a group of friends. They were seeking good food and fun. Little did she know she’d also find the love of her life. That same day, Thomas Smith, […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry fields cultivate lessons at Turkey Creek Middle School
It takes one look at Turkey Creek Middle School to know that they are serious about their agriculture department. The school has a beautiful view of a strawberry field, which the students have been tending to for decades. Behind the school are four commercial heifers and a flock of sheep. In Allison Sparkman’s classroom, a […]
Continue ReadingRoad renamed to honor educator
Leslie Morris’ passion always had been education, but she took a special liking to ESE students. Her passion led her to become the first principal of Simmons Career and Exceptional Center in 2004. After she died suddenly at age 69 last August, the center decided to name the access road in front of the school […]
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