By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Dozens are gathering to celebrate community services director Jim McDaniel’s retirement at an open house reception today Sept. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium in city hall.
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BREAKING NEWS: Plant City police arrest murder solicitation suspect
The Plant City Police Department has arrested James J. Pepe, of Tampa, on charges of solicitation of first-degree murder. On Aug. 8, an out-of-state witness contacted Plant City police detectives. The witness informed detectives Pepe had attempted to hire him to murder a former co-worker, Robert Meredith, of Plant City. The witness was concerned that […]
Continue ReadingLONG TIME COMING
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor It has been 10 years since the Improvement League of Plant City began its restoration of the historic Bing Rooming House off South Allen Street. Now, the restorations should be completed by the end of September. “We’ll be jumping for joy (when it is complete),” William Thomas Jr., vice […]
Continue ReadingCareFest comes to Plant City
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Rachel Davis has lived in her home on Calhoun Street for almost 20 years. Since she fell ill in 2008, she has watched it slowly age into disrepair. Paint peeled off the exterior and the screen around her porch ripped from weather and wear. When Code Enforcement Supervisor Dennis […]
Continue ReadingHost Star Wars event, library will
The Jedi will come to Plant City for Bruton Memorial Library’s Star Wars Reads Day from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 6, at the library, 302 W. McLendon St.
Continue ReadingSlots still available for BBQ school
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor If you consider yourself a barbecue connoisseur, the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce has an exciting opportunity for you. Applications are being taken for the chamber’s annual Kansas City Barbecue Society Judges School. The one-day class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 14, at Johnson’s […]
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By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Brooke Eisenbach was born a teacher. As a child, she asked her teachers for extra worksheets that she would pass out to her dolls at home, which she organized into a school-like setting. Eisenbach even turned the temperature in the house down, because it was always cold in school. […]
Continue Reading911 operator saves 2-year-old boy’s life
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Working 36 years as a telecommunicator in the Plant City Police Department, B.J. Forte has answered a wide array of emergency calls, but Sept. 14 was the first time she answered a drowning call. Forte received the call at about 4:41 p.m. from a frantic mother, Tiffany Davis. Her […]
Continue ReadingTHEY BUILT IT: Sweet Success
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Editor’s note: They Built It is an occasional series featuring Plant City’s small-business owners. Even when a hurricane threatens to tear through town, customers still pour into Hole in One Donuts to get a taste of its circular treats.
Continue ReadingCommission OKs 2013 city budget
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor The Plant City Commission approved unanimously the city’s 2012-13 budget during its meeting Sept. 24. “I want to thank the commission for supporting the budget,” City Manager Greg Horwedel said after its adoption.
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