David Miller received the Plant City Family YMCA’s annual Strong Leader Award this week during a banquet at the Trinkle Center.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Tea with the Queen
It was a dainty day as pretty pageant girls entered Camellia Rose Tea Room and Boutique. 2012 Strawberry Court members sat at a table with the Strawberry Queen, Chelsea Bowden, sipping fine teas and munching on tasty treats during ‘Tea with the Queen.’
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Accident at N. Wheeler-W. Reynolds
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer An accident occurred between 10-10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the intersection of North Wheeler Street and West Reynolds Street. According to officer Tommy Morris, a master control officer for the Plant City Police Department, a gold Ford Explorer pickup truck ran the red light going north to south on […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Back to school
Take a sigh of relief, moms. The new school year began Tuesday. Students crowd the halls excited to see their friends and favorite teachers.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: FCW wrestling at Plant City Armory
The next crop of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstars were in action over the weekend, as the stars of Florida Championship Wrestling brought their NXT Tour to the Plant City Armory Aug. 18. The event consisted of eight matches, including two tag team matches, a Divas match and a triple threat main event including the […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: New teacher coffee
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Call it initiation or a show stopping introduction, new teachers led by the principal of their schools put on funny skits, sang catchy tunes and danced on stage with animal mascots during the new teacher coffee at the Expo Building on the Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds this morning.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Marching Band Camps
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor The biggest bands in Plant City all took to the fields during band camp last week. The marching bands at Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest are spending the last days of summer creating and perfecting their halftime marching band performances for the fall season.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Walden Lake Back to School Pool Party
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer The children of Walden Lake got a last taste of summer Thursday night during a pool party at the Walden Lake Golf and Country Club.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City Chamber of Commerce 2012 Salute to Agriculture
The Plant City Chamber of Commerce honored agricultural leaders during its annual Salute to Agriculture Contact Breakfast Aug. 8, at the Evelyn & Batista Madonia Ag Show Center on the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: VBS at Hope Lutheran Church
Today is the last day of the vacation bible school at Hope Lutheran Church, off Park Road in Plant City. This year’s theme is SKY, with the message that “anything is possible with God.” Kids of varying age groups had loads of fun rotating in and out of different stations with a unique activity in […]
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