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The Newman family, including Callie and Cameryn Smith and Cooper and Caroline Newman, chowed down on watermelon.
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Farmers markets, such as Forbes Road Produce, are a popular way for people to get farm-fresh fruits and vegetables while supporting small, local business.
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America’s pastime is serious business in Plant City, and Plant City Little League’s All-Star season is in swing now.
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Summer is the end of sunflower season.
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A rooster grazed in a backyard pasture off Chitty Road.
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Old-fashioned Coke bottles are popular memorabilia at antique stores in the Historic District.
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The Plant City area is home to dozens of parks, but Edward Medard Park may be the best known. Many people go there to play disc golf, relax or cast a few lines.
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My Lady Liberty is a 10-year-old mini horse.
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Summertime means playing outside for Breezie, a Jack Russell terrier.
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Carmen Bendy checked out Elvis records at State Theater Antiques.
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The rising sun flooded a pasture on Chitty Road with warm light.
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Bree Jackson, Judy Connell, Faith Blackador, Kayla Wyckoff, Kensie Edgemon, Levi Witt, Chris Fuente, Garrett Kost, Anna Ontiveros, Omar Ontiveros and Khalsia Bogol served southern food at Fred’s on a Sunday morning.
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Mayor Rick Lott and his family
When you think of the land of the free and home of the brave, what comes to mind?
Dazzling fireworks? A soldier embracing his family? Lemonade on a southern porch?
This is the question we ask ourselves when we do our annual Spirit of America photo essay. We search Plant City, high and low, to find the best subjects that convey the feeling of being one nation under God.
