By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor It’s been a long road for the Walden Lake Golf and Country Club. After exchanging through multiple hands, suffering lowered membership and, most recently, undergoing bankruptcy, the club still is hanging on.
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BAKER’S DOZEN: Bill McDaniel
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor To the left of the receptionist’s desk at the Plant City Police Department is a wall lined with photographs. Each has its own frame and is placed around three words: “Chiefs of Police.” Examining the photographs, it’s easy to get lost in the faces. Many hold a stoic expression. […]
Continue ReadingBAKER’S DOZEN: Steven Singletary
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Looking at his credentials, it seems like a natural fit. With 16 years with the Plant City Police Department in a variety of roles, Steven Singletary is the 23rd chief of police for the agency, for which he has spent his entire career. Before that, he worked for nine […]
Continue ReadingBAKER’S DOZEN: Florida Strawberry Festival
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor By far, the biggest event to take place in Plant City all year long is the Florida Strawberry Festival.
Continue ReadingBAKER’S DOZEN: Veterans’ Memorial Monument Park
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor The sun was falling fast from its place in the sky. It reached a spot just over the trees. Peeking from behind the foliage, rainbows in its rays fell on the bronze statue in the Veterans’ Memorial Monument Park in Historic Downtown Plant City. The statue, an eagle, was […]
Continue ReadingBAKER’S DOZEN: Jack Holland
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor If you’re out having fun in Plant City, there’s a good chance Jack Holland had something to do with it.
Continue ReadingBAKER’S DOZEN: Meg Jordan
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Meg Jordan has many passions in life. Golf is only one of them, but the sport has had a strong influence on her life and the path she has chosen. “It has done so much for me, and I’ve met people from all over the world just because of […]
Continue ReadingBAKER’S DOZEN: Tristan Hyde
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor After an offensive snap is taken by the Strawberry Crest football team, the player wearing jersey No. 15 may be lost in the sea of big bodies. But when you look at the stat sheet at the night’s end, you will begin to take notice.
Continue Reading2012 Year in Photos: DECEMBER
Here are some of our favorite images from December 2012.
Continue ReadingPlant City man arrested for hardware store robbery
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Plant City man today in connection with a robbery of an Ace Hardware store.
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