By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor The Antioch Redskins youth football and cheerleading program took top float honors at this year’s Christmas Parade, announced Tuesday at McCall Park in Plant City.
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VIDEO: Hillsborough County schools add safety precautions
Plant City area schools are operating with extra safety precautions this week after the Sandy Hook shootings in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 14. All Hillsborough County schools, including those in the Plant City area, are operating under modified lockdown procedures, which started Monday, Dec. 17. Principals have been directed to keep all doors locked, including […]
Continue ReadingContestants for 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival queen announced
Twenty-five young women will compete for the title of 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival queen Jan. 26, on the festival grounds.
Continue ReadingHaught Funeral Home plans Newtown benefit
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Haught Funeral Home launches this week an effort to help comfort the community of Newtown, Conn.
Continue ReadingThonotosassa man beats neighbor to death with a hammer
A SWAT team from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded today in response to a man who beat his neighbor to death with a hammer in a mobile home park in Thonotosassa.
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Chancy’s Catfish Shack
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Chancy’s Catfish Shack Dec. 13, at 2509 N. Park Road, Plant City. For more information, call (813) 754-0477.
Continue ReadingHigh-schooler earns scholarship
Plant City High School junior Lindsey English was recognized recently by the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay.
Continue ReadingParkesdale to host chef’s demo
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor When Xiomara Meeks is in Winter Park, she loves to eat at The Ravenous Pig, and she is not quiet when it comes to spreading the word about its food. On her most recent trip, Meeks tweeted about the delicious dish she ordered. And Meeks knows good food — […]
Continue ReadingSpringhead songwriters hit famous studio
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Morrisound Recording studio has had an all-star list of artists and music headliners walk through its doors since it opened in 1981. Third Eye Blind, Ozzy Osborne, Little Feat and more have performed live broadcasts in the nationally syndicated “Rockline” radio show from “A” studio in Morrisound.
Continue ReadingCity accepts bid for new park trail
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Plant City commissioners approved Dec. 10 contracts with several companies for a variety of projects throughout the city.
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