Hillsborough County residents must now wear face coverings when inside a business, though there are some exceptions to the new mandate.
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News Briefs 6.25.20
HCSO deputy arrested for battery on PCPD officer A Plant City Police Department officer’s Monday morning search for a missing juvenile did not go quite as expected, according to a press release from Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The officer, who has not been named, was using his flashlight shortly before 1 a.m. to search for […]
Continue ReadingHCSO deputy arrested for battery on PCPD officer
A Plant City Police Department officer’s Monday morning search for a missing juvenile did not go quite as expected, according to a press release from Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The officer, who has not been named, was using his flashlight shortly before 1 a.m. to search for a girl who had run away from home. […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a child
The 73-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning at 10:03 a.m. by PCPD.
Continue ReadingConfederate monument removed by city of plant city
Mayor Rick Lott announced last week that the Confederate Cow Cavalry monument at the 1914 museum was removed and would no longer remain in Plant City.
Continue ReadingCommish Roundup: Public hearings set, budget adjusted
Multiple public hearings were set last week for the June 22 City Commission meeting that will be held virtually on the city’s YouTube page at 7:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingNumbers continue to rise with spike of COVID-19
The Emergency Policy Group discussed the rising number of COVID-19 cases for Hillsborough County.
Continue ReadingCommunity Roundtable opens door to conversation on change
Members of the community met with city leaders to discuss concerns regarding the police’s interactions with the public, learn about Chief Duncan’s line of thinking behind his decisions over the years and begin taking the first steps toward seeing change in Plant City.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 6.18.20
Black Lives Matter protests ongoing This week has seen two Black Lives Matter events in Plant City and a third is on the schedule for Friday afternoon. Ten protesters gathered at the Southern Hospitality parking lot on Tuesday to march to Plant City Police Department, take a knee and pray together before heading back. That […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 cases throughout Florida on the rise once again
Members of the EPG have to navigate the news of a spike in positive novel coronavirus cases which, this time around, is impacting predominately those age 15 to 64 years of age.
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