On Thursday, Feb. 26, local FFA and 4-H members flocked to the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Patterson Co. Livestock Arena to show off their prized pigs. Note: This post will be updated with full contest results when they are made available.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Strawberry Festival Opening Day
PHOTO GALLERY: Plant City Little League Opening Day
Play ball! On Saturday, Feb. 21, Plant City Little League celebrated its Opening Day at Mike Sansone Park. After a series of speeches, a plaque presentation and the Strawberry Queen’s traditional first pitch ceremony, local youngsters couldn’t get back on the fields they love fast enough.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Friends of Scouting Dinner
Scouting organizations are a pretty big deal around the Plant City area, and on Thursday, Feb. 19, local Boy and Eagle Scouts were honored at the Friends of Scouting banquet dinner. The event, which was held at Hillsborough Community College’s John R. Trinkle Center, included a speech from a guest speaker, Police Chief Ed Duncan, […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERIES: Relay Tea Party
Ladies and gentleman gathered for tea time Saturday, Feb. 21, at First Baptist Church to raise money for the Plant City Relay for Life. Each table was decorated to different themes, including “Alice in Wonderland” and superheroes. Proceeds from a silent auction with massage and hair packages, Improv tickets and more went to Relay.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Planes, Trains and Automobiles 2015
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the annual transportation-themed event sponsored by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, was held Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Plant City Airport. Some of the most popular activities were free flights for children in real planes, flight simulation software, airport K-9 unit demonstrations and viewing of model trains and planes. […]
Continue ReadingLacrosse: Durant boys start season strong
Durant lacrosse may be the only high school program of its kind in the area, but these boys and girls know how to put on a show that all fans can enjoy. In the Friday, Feb. 13 home opener, the boys gave a huge, all-around scoring effort to pick up a 20-0 win over Tampa […]
Continue ReadingPlant City celebrates Black History Month
The sounds of several marching bands, roaring cars and more filled the streets near downtown Plant City on Valentine’s Day, as the Black Heritage Parade made its way down Martin Luther King Boulevard. The parade was a part of the city’s three-day celebration of Black History Month, which included an awards banquet and a youth […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: DHS performs ‘The Addams Family’
Durant High School opened “The Addams Family,” a musical comedy, the night of Friday, Feb. 19. In the play, Wednesday, the oldest child in the Addams family, falls in love with a boy named Lucas. When Lucas’ family comes over for dinner, everyone hopes for just one normal night, but the meeting is anything but […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 2015 Celebrity Chef Dinner
Those who came hungry to the Hillsborough Community College’s Trinkle Center on Saturday night were not disappointed. The United Food Bank of Plant City held its seventh annual Celebrity Chef Dinner in the ballroom, this time bringing in “Top Chef” fan favorite Fabio Viviani for the occasion. In addition to Viviani’s dinner and dessert offerings, […]
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