Plant City-born Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback proved that age is just a number. The 52-year-old returned to the ring and beat 27-year-old Yamila “La Maquinita” Reynoso of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to claim the National Boxing Association (NBA) welterweight title. The Florida Strawberry Festival boasted record attendance and the 2024 Strawberry Festival Grand Parade, led […]
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2024 Year in Review: February
Sarthak Gupta won Florida’s Fifteenth District’s annual Congressional App Challenge. More than 600 people watched models strut down the runway, with more than one strawberry-themed outfit, at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s 46th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon. Strawberry Crest senior and standout swimmer Saige Starford was presented with the Henry Hicks Memorial Award for Outstanding […]
Continue Reading2024 Year in Review: January
Queen photo courtesy of Jose Lozoya January 2024 kicked off the year with a month full of glitz and sparkle. Lincoln Elementary’s Girls on the Run team sprinted into the hearts of local pediatric rehabilitation patients at South Florida Baptist Hospital when they delivered 75 individual sensory care packages to assist with their therapies. The […]
Continue Reading2023 Year in Review- Best of Cops
ANUARY 15 WILD GOOSE CHASE 1800 block of W. House St. Warrant arrest / RAWOV: Multiple officers responded to the residence at the listed location in reference to an individual being at the residence with an active warrant out of Hillsborough County. Upon the officer’s attempt to make contact at the front door, the individual […]
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Continue Reading2023 Year in Review: January
Plant City kicked off 2023 with a month chock full of events. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events kicked off on Jan. 13 with opening ceremonies at the Sadye Gibbs Martin Community Center. The event featured keynote speaker Reverend Maxi Miller of New City Church of Plant City and presentations by Lincoln Elementary Magnet School’s […]
Continue Reading2023 Year in Review- February
The excitement didn’t slow down in February. The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Chamber Gala and it was an 80s-themed event. In addition to parachute pants, teased hair, and awards, the outgoing Chairman of the Board, Irene Castillo passed the gavel to the 2023 Chairman of the Board, Wesley Joyner. Rick […]
Continue Reading2023 Year in Review- March
Of course, the month of March kicked off with the Florida Strawberry Festival! This year the event drew record crowds with 606,116 visitors. The last Saturday of the event saw 103,000 people enter the gates making it the largest single-day attendance in its history. In addition, the Festival held its first-ever Special Smiles Day, inviting […]
Continue Reading2023 Year in Review- April
In April, incumbent city commissioner Michael Sparkman, won another term, besting newcomer Jeremy Griner. The city got a bit more colorful as the Trash Can-Vas Project brought public art to downtown. Artist Courtney Dodson transformed a new dumpster into a work of art. The dumpster is located in the parking lot off Palmer Street and […]
Continue Reading2023 Year in Review- May
In May, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, Wilton Simpson, stopped in Plant City to speak at the 41st Annual AgriTech Trade Show, held by the Florida Strawberry Growers Association. Plant City Fire Rescue added a new state-of-the-art fire truck to their fleet and Kyle Robinson took over as the Florida Strawberry Festival President. Plant City […]
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