The City of Plant City help a retirement party for employee Troy Martin Friday, July 31. Martin was the sanitation superintendent for 19 years. The retirement festivities were held at utilities maintenance building and included socializing and cake.
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Hulls House offers AA programs
Hull House has added a new program to its list of substance abuse support meetings. Nar-Anon is a support group for friends and family members of those struggling with narcotics abuse. It takes place at 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Hull House is located at 203 N. Thomas Street. For self help lines call the AA Central Office […]
Continue ReadingNoon Rotary inducts new president
Outgoing Noon Rotary President Brian Griffin welcomed incoming President Jeremy Burris at a meeting in June. Under Griffin’s leadership, Noon Rotary had two successful fundraisers that enabled the club to donate over $38,000 into the community. Jodi Stevens won a special service award for all her hard work during the year on various projects and committees. Griffin said Jodi was always […]
Continue ReadingDaybreak Rotary hosts code enforcement manager at meeting
The Daybreak Rotary hosted Tray Towles, code enforcement manager for the City of Plant City, at its July 27 meeting. Towles came from the Plant City Police Department one year ago to work in code enforcement. Since he started, he has used technology to create an electronic database, among many other updates. Towles was invited […]
Continue ReadingVolunteers needed for parent and youth focus group
A graduate student in the School of Human Services at Springfield College in Tampa is looking for Plant City volunteers to be part of a parent and youth focus group. Sylvia Fluellen is working on a research project to study on-level reading for third graders. She needs 20 parents of children who are entering third grade for […]
Continue ReadingFree school physicals to be offered next week
In conjunction with the Hillsborough County Back to School Coalition, South Florida Baptist Hospital’s Community Health Department will offer free back-to-school physicals from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug.1, at Swindle Medical Arts Center, 1601 W. Timberlane Dr. Parents or legal guardians must accompany their children. The free physicals are for Florida students in […]
Continue ReadingStudent selected as college ambassador
Jonathan Jones, of Plant City, was one of 57 students chosen to serve as a valley ambassador for Lebanon Valley College this fall. As a valley ambassador, Jones tours prospective students and their families through the college’s Annville, Pennsylvania campus to see the academic quad, a typical classroom, a dorm room and the athletic fields, […]
Continue ReadingTCMS art students donate to photo archives
Art students at Turkey Creek Middle School donated the proceeds from a charity art sale to the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center this week. Art teacher Sue Swanson’s students chose to donate to the archives because they considered it important to preserve the community’s rich history. “The fact that the students chose the photo […]
Continue ReadingChurch looking for sponsors for back to school event
First Baptist Church of Midway is having a community back to school event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at 2902 Midway Road in Plant City. Guests will get free school supplies, haircuts, games and food. Midway is looking for local companies to help sponsor the children in our community that are most […]
Continue ReadingLibrary board welcomes public to meeting
Members of the Bruton Memorial Library Board will hold a meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. Members of the public are invited to attend.
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