It was a different time when Pat Ballard attended Turkey Creek High School in the late 1960s. Before football games, cheerleaders stood on the roof, chanting and rallying school spirit with the students below in the courtyard. Their arch rivals, Plant City, would hang dead chickens in the schoolyard before games as intimidation. Try that […]
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Tip to Toe to throw 21st anniversary bash
Tip to Toe Day Spa and Gifts will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a good ol’ anniversary bash from noon to 4 p.m. March 16, at the salon, 101 S. Alexander St., Plant City. online pharmacy naprosyn no prescription pharmacy The celebration will feature games, live music by Plant City’s Anna Gavin, food, birthday cake, […]
Continue ReadingHorse community cautious following outbreak
After six horses associated with the Horse Shows in the Sun in Ocala tested positive for equine herpes virus, members of the horse community throughout the state are taking precautions as they move forward in the busy show season. Beth Davidson, owner of Black Dog Farm, in Plant City, said she participated in a show […]
Continue ReadingEight Plant City schools win Swiftmud grants
Students at eight Plant City schools are ready to dip their toes into the wet and wild world of education. The schools each received up to $3,000 as part of South Florida Water Management District’s Splash! program. Classes plan to use the funds for everything from buying books about water conservation and supply to taking […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Lowe’s leads state in fundraising for MDA
When walking into Lowe’s store No. 1592, located off James L. Redman Parkway, in Plant City, you may think you have stepped into the jungle, instead of a hardware store. A large display of a monkey’s face sits above the entrance, vines made out of green paper shamrocks string registers together and a 6-foot-tall gator […]
Continue ReadingTheater presents ‘Night at the Popera’
Plant City Entertainment will present “A Night at the Popera” at 8 p.m. March 15 to 16 and 22 to 23, at the theater, 101 N. Thomas St., Plant City. Tickets are $10 for members, $12 for seniors and students and $14 for general admission. online pharmacy purchase propecia without prescription with best prices today […]
Continue ReadingMadonias file for Chapter 11 protection
Evelyn and Batista Madonia Sr., the owners of Plant City’s Red Rose Inn and Suites, filed for Chapter 11 protection March 6, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in Tampa. The Madonias filed for protection for themselves and four corporations: Circle M Ranch Inc.; East Coast Brokers and Packers Inc.; Oakwood Place Inc. (Red Rose Inn and […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Relay organizers plan 2013 Survivors Dinner
When Becky Dame went to college, she was looking forward to all the things a young adult would get to do. But the 18-year-old kept getting sick. When she went to the doctor, she found out she had something more than just a little cold. Dame was diagnosed with leukemia. The form she had was […]
Continue ReadingCrest senior wins steer show honors
Jake Maxwell’s last competition was a memorable one. The Strawberry Crest senior took grand champion honors in the steer show at this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival, along with winning the heavyweight division. Maxwell got involved with showing cows from his older brother, Brett, and has been showing steers since his freshman year. His last competition […]
Continue ReadingBryan Elementary hosts Talking Wax Museum
Typically, a wax museum allures its visitors with its incredibly lifelike figures — creations that are nearly indiscernible from the real thing. And that’s exactly what six Bryan Elementary School students hoped visitors to their display thought they were viewing last week when they walked into the school’s media center. But, the students’ show featured […]
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