We asked Plant City: Let’s see those Halloween costumes!
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I Love Plant City 11.06.25
J Saylor submitted this photo of a butterfly enjoying a hibiscus.
Continue ReadingSIGN OFF DAY
Code Enforcement officers from Plant City, Hillsborough County, Tampa, and Temple Terrace joined forces on October 31, to rid streets of illegal signs. The annual cooperative effort, “Sign-Off Day Tampa Bay,” targeted unauthorized signs and advertising on public spaces (aka snipe signs) such as utility poles, medians, parkways, and other rights of way. The definition of a […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY WOMAN CELEBRATES 100th BIRTHDAY
On October 1, Christine Walker celebrated her 100th birthday, and her older sister, Annie Lou Harrell, joined in. Sixty friends and family blocked off Spruce Street for the party. Walker has five children, 11 grandchildren, and 68 great grandchildren. Annie Lou lives two blocks from her. Walker was born in 1925 in Midville, GA. She […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 11.06.25
October 24 Running From Exes – Warrant Arrest 33100 block of Sammonds Rd An officer responded to the location in reference to homeless subjects camping outside of the fence of the apartment complex property. Contact was made with a subject who was found to have an active extraditable warrant out of Texas. The subject was […]
Continue ReadingDURANT HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS PATH TO CULINARY CAREERS
Ralph Underwood II is a chef and culinary teacher at Durant High School. He graduated from Armwood High School. His mother was a school principal who often had to work late, so “I was stuck fending for myself for food.” This sparked his interest in the food industry. He started out working for Outback Steakhouse. […]
Continue ReadingEVENTS THANK VETERANS
BING HOUSE MUSEUM The Improvement League of Plant City, Community Development Corporation will host its Annual Veteran’s Day Program at the Bing House Museum on November 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A fish fry with sides is on the menu. The event program features Hampton George, Commander of Clarence W. Byers Sr. Post 83 […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 11.06.25
BOOK SALE Friends of Bruton Memorial Library will be holding their biannual book sale at the library on November 7 from noon to 5:00 p.m., and November 8 from noon to 3:00 p.m. Used books in excellent condition for adults, young adults and children will be available at just $2.00 for hardcovers, and $1.00 for paperbacks. […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.06.25
Sergio Aime Sergio Aime, 102, of Plant City, Fla., born in Canale d’Agordo, Italy, on Jan. 28, 1923, entered into eternal rest on Oct. 28, 2025. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Paul Edward Brock Paul Edward Brock, 65, of Dover, Fla., born in Plant City, Fla., on May 13, 1960, entered into eternal rest on […]
Continue ReadingGrace Manor Hosts Alzheimer’s Event
Photos courtesy of Johnnie Byrd On Saturday, November 1, Grace Manor at Hunter’s Creek Independent & Assisted Living held its Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Sheryl Vitelli, Regional Director of Operations with Mainstay Senior Living, the parent company of Grace Manor, started the event two years ago. The walkers who came out went around the lake […]
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