November was obviously a wild month for Florida politics and Plant City saw some big changes there. Longtime Hillsborough County commissioner and Plant City resident Al Higginbotham retired from politics in the same month Plant City native Ashley Moody defeated Sean Shaw to become Florida’s new Attorney General-elect. The month also brought about big returning events like Pig Jam, Dancing with the Locals and Empty Bowls Project, as well as new additions like the Elks Lodge’s week-long Veterans Day celebration and Operation Paying it Forward. We also said goodbye to the MLK Recreation Center, as its demolition process began in November to make way for the new community center.