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 High School held a retirement party for beloved outgoing principal Susan Sullivan after 41 years in education and eight years as principal at PCHS. The new principal was announced as Traci Durrance, who served as the principal at Tomlin Middle School since 2009.
Relay for Life helped raise more than $73,000 for cancer research at a six-hour event that included teams and individuals walking or running around a marked track. Knights Elementary was one of the top team fundraisers with more than $10,000 in donations.
PCHS Track & Field headed to Jacksonville for the FHSAA Class 4A Track & Field State Championships. Trae’veon Smith finished 10th in the state in the 200 meters, and the boy’s 4×100 relay team of Amauri Jackson, Jason Davis, Roderick Jackson, and Smith also finished 10th. On the girl’s side, the 4×100 relay team of Makenzie Holmes, Makayla Holmes, Jalayah Shaw, and Erica Holloman finished 11th in the state with a time of 48.31 seconds.
Future Career Academy Future Fair hiring event helped students get a jump start on their careers and the 61st East Hillsborough Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner was held.
