Plant City High School’s Blake Stafford held a drive for veterans Nov. 8 at Stingray Chevrolet. A pickup truck was loaded full of Christmas gifts for veterans of the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa. The drive also wrangled in $300. The money will buy more items for the veterans. One special guest helped […]
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FFA student wins Grand Champion in poultry show
Hannah Spivey with Plant City High School FFA (JG Smith) took home two, first places and Grand Champion in the poultry show at the Hillsborough County Fair this month.
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The Brandon Florida Kennel Club’s Sixth and Seventh Shows were held on Oct. 25 and 26 at the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. Best in Show Oct. 25 went to Grand Champion Ne Orageux’s Flash Point, a female briard owned by Merry Jeanne and Tommy Millner. She was show by handler, Joan Scott. The briard won over […]
Continue ReadingRaulerson hosts chili cook-off
Raulerson & Company had its first Halloween chili cook-off Friday, Oct. 31. A few clients stopped by to be judges: David Galloway, of David H. Galloway, P.A.; Mark Poppell, of Poppell Insurance; Tom Kern and Robert Ladd, of Plant City Produce; and a few staff members of Dr. Christopher Berchellmann’s office. The majority voted for […]
Continue ReadingOptimist Club honors students
The Plant City Optimist Club recently held their annual Youth Appreciation Ceremony recognizing 10 local high school students for their outstanding accomplishments. A banquet in their honor was held Monday, Oct. 27. Eight students from the 2015 senior class at Plant City High School and two from the 2015 senior class at Lakeland Christian school […]
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The Plant City Photo Archives and History Center begins its 2014-15 season with new members on its Board of Directors and changes in its Advisory Council. Added to the Board of Directors are: Bill Thomas, director at the Improvement League of Plant City, and Marion Smith, current President of the Greater Plant City Chamber of […]
Continue ReadingPCHS students put in some work
Students from Plant City High School have donated their time to earn community-service hours and build their resumes by helping build obstacles for Romp in the Swamp II, a mud run 5K hosted by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. They met with chair Michael Watkins after school Oct. 22, to discuss plans. Romp […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Queen orientation Sunday
The mandatory orientation for the Florida Strawberry Queen Pageant will take place beginning at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds in the Charlie Grimes Family Ag Center, 2508 W. Oak Ave. Attending the meeting is the only way to obtain an application to the competition. Applicants must be accompanied by […]
Continue ReadingTurn your clocks back
Daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., so be sure to move your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. This means the evenings will start getting dark earlier — until the second Sunday in March, when daylight saving time resumes.
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Applications are now open for the Florida Strawberry Festival Civitan Youth Parade. The deadline for entering is at 4 p.m. Jan. 9, 2015. The theme is the same as that of the Florida Strawberry Festival: “Come Join the Party!” The parade will be Feb. 28, 2015. Award categories include best club/group float, best church float, […]
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