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.
Continue ReadingFoundation to sparkle at 16th gala
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor The South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation expects more than 500 people at its 16th annual Diamonds & Denim Gala.
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Lyntrux
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Lyntrux Sept. 25. For more information, call (813) 752-2727.vzlom-vk.net VkUnlocker
Continue ReadingPolk detectives searching for murder suspect
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a murder suspect. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, at about 12:20 a.m., Sept. 22, two black male subjects knocked on the door of a residence located within a mobile home park at 4230 S.R. 60, Mulberry. A resident answered the door and […]
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City Sept. 21, at 304 N. Collins St., Plant City. For more information, call (813) 759-0886 or visit plantcitypregnancycenter.org.
Continue ReadingCounty commissioners approve new fire station site
Hillsborough County commissioners approved Sept. 19 to purchase land for a new fire station in Springhead.
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