Look what the cat dragged in! Bret Michaels, former frontman of the 1980s rockers Poison, is coming to Plant City.
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United Healthcare terminates BayCare contracts
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Unable to reach an agreement for a new contract, BayCare Health System, which includes South Florida Baptist Hospital, no longer will be a participating provider with United Healthcare plans that include commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and Florida Healthy Kids. According to BayCare, United terminated BayCare physician groups from participation in […]
Continue ReadingCalling all student chefs!
The Hillsborough County School District is looking for participants for its Cook It Up! Student Recipe Challenge.
Continue ReadingTHANKSGIVING: Church dishes out food, faith
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Every Friday, a row of bikes is parked alongside the playground fence at First United Methodist Church’s Wesley Center off West Reynolds Street. A sign posted at the front doors reads: “No weapons.” There, a tattooed man in a leather vest greets visitors. His name is Muff McLeod. He’s […]
Continue ReadingMendonsa roadwork continues
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Through the end of the year, Mendonsa Road is only open to local traffic.
Continue ReadingPlant City leaders share careers at 2012 Great American Teach-In
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor A U.S. military soldier — dressed completely in camouflage — rested outside his tent Nov. 15, in a mock campsite on the grounds of Trapnell Elementary School.
Continue ReadingCity to consider Internet café ban
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Internet cafés have been going bust after city and county officials throughout the country, who have likened the establishments to casinos, have placed bans in their respective communities.
Continue ReadingOptimist Club honors students
The Plant City Optimist Club recognized eight Plant City High School seniors for their outstanding accomplishments during its annual Youth Appreciation Ceremony Oct. 29, at the Plant City Recreation & Parks Department administrative office conference room.
Continue ReadingPolice seeking assistance in identifying armed robbery suspect
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect of an armed robbery of a Plant City gas station. Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office detectives are investigating an armed robbery of the Circle K/Shell station on Highway 60 West in Plant City. The robbery occurred on Nov. 7 at 11:23 p.m.
Continue ReadingBicyclist killed on State Road 39
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor A bicyclist died earlier today after being hit by a car on State Road 39 north of Trapnell Road. Sherry Lee Brant, 70, was traveling southbound in the outside lane when her 2005 Toyota Corolla drifted into the paved shoulder, hitting the back of the bicycle ridden by an […]
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