SCHMOOZAPALOOZA 2024 Schmoozapalooza is a high-energy networking event hosted by the Plant City Chamber for the entire community. The best way to describe this exciting event is to think football tailgate party meets business expo. Located at HCC Trinkle Center, 1204 N. Park Rd, on September 5, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Schmoozapalooza will feature exhibitor […]
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FIRE RAZES STRUCTURE IN PLANT CITY
On Monday morning, September 2, Plant City residents were greeted by smoke billowing into the sky. So much smoke flowed hundreds of feet into the air, that, from three miles away, it looked like just a cloud. According to Timothy Mossgrove, Plant City Fire Rescue Deputy Chief of Administration, a page came in at 7:54 […]
Continue Reading“COPS, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY”
The new Chief and Deputy Chiefs spent most of their time for the first three weeks going through the same PCPD training and certifications as every other officer joining the department. With the rest of their time, this leadership team began working through the best way to structure the Plant City Police Department. “It requires […]
Continue ReadingCOMPANY TO LAY OFF APPROXIMATELY 80 IN PLANT CITY
Approximately 80 employees at the Leggett & Platt production facility have been given notice their jobs are being terminated because the company is shutting down operations at the location. The facility on the corner of South County Line Road and Fancy Farms Road also employs an additional 25 temporary workers. Leggett & Platt primarily manufactures […]
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WWII VETERAN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY A birthday party was held Tuesday for 102-year-old WWII veteran Russell Silvers. Friends and family came, including his younger twin sisters. The Strawberry Crest JROTC was there to honor him as well. He served for the U.S. Coastguard on the USS Grand Rapids. Happy Birthday Mr. Silvers and thank you for […]
Continue ReadingPCPD HOLDS COMMUNITY MEETING
On Wedenesday, August 21, the Plant City Police Department (PCPD) held a community meeting at Sadye Gibbs Martin Community Center. These meetings offer Plant Citians an informal opportunity to get to meet PCPD officers, and have a discussion about matters relevant to the community. With the hiring of Chief Mills, and Deputy Chiefs Centanni and […]
Continue ReadingSTREETS & STORMWATER WORKS UNDER THE RADAR
When you add up the lengths of all of the streets in Plant City, the total is 170 miles, that is the driving distance from Plant City to St. Augustine. The City of Plant City Department of Streets & Storm Water has 37 staff to care for these streets. Eight of them focus specifically on […]
Continue ReadingCITY COMMISSION MEETING SPARKS DEBATE
At 7:30 p.m. on August 26, Mayor Nate Kilton called to order the City of Plant City Regular Meeting of the City Commission. Also present at the dais were Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, City Commissioners William Dodson and Mary Thomas Mathis, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, City Clerk Kerri Miller, and City Manager Bill McDaniel. Dean Pfeffer, […]
Continue ReadingHCSO ARRESTS TWO IN PLANT CITY
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people for illegally harvesting saw palmetto berries. On Monday, August 26 HCSO’s Agriculture Crimes Unit followed up on a tip from a property owner who witnessed trespassers harvesting palmetto berries on their property in the 5000 block of US Highway 41. The owner provided a photo of […]
Continue ReadingMAN FATALLY STABBED IN PLANT CITY
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal stabbing in Plant City. On Friday, August 23, deputies responded to the report of a stabbing in the 5800 block of Bob Smith Avenue just before 1:00 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies located a victim with severe upper-body trauma. Throughout the investigation, detectives learned a verbal argument […]
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