Vincent ‘Vic’ Cecil Thompson Vincent “Vic” Cecil Thompson, 87, of Lakeland, Fla., born on Jan. 27, 1938, in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, entered into eternal life on Jan. 28, 2025. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Michael (Mike) Allen Salo Michael (Mike) Allen Salo of Plant City, Fla., born in LaPorte, Indiana on Sept. 5, […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 02.06.25
January 24 Bad Girls, Bad Girls – Warrant Arrest 600 block of Short St An officer observed a female known to him to have a felony arrest warrant. The officer met with the suspect and confirmed her outstanding fugitive warrant with a set bond of $2,500. The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to […]
Continue ReadingPROPAGATION WINS SIGN GRANT
Historic Plant City Main Street (PCMS ) has awarded a sign grant to Propagation Whiskey Bar and Kitchen located on the corner of N Palmer and NE Drane Street. “I applied through Plant City Main Street,” Propagation owner Brandon Snyder said. “There is a lack of good, quality signs around downtown, and they have been […]
Continue ReadingLAUREL LEE HONORS PLANT CITY FIREFIGHTERS
On Friday, Laurel Lee, U.S. Congresswoman for the 15th District, came to town to host a ceremony honoring Plant City’s Fire Rescue at Fire Station #3 on N Park Road. From 2013 to 2019, Lee served as a Circuit Court Judge in Florida’s Thirteenth Judicial Court in Hillsborough County—from 2014 to 2017 she sat on […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 02.06.25
PLANT CITY VETERANS RECEIVE NEW GUTTER SYSTEM Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay and The Brothers That Just Do Gutters are teaming up for a new initiative called “Gutters for Good,” and Plant City’s own Sean McLaughlin is their first recipient. Sean is a veteran and Army National Guard staff sergeant juggling two jobs while raising his […]
Continue ReadingSOUTH FLORIDA BAPTIST HOSPITAL REHABILITATION CENTER
“We just want people to know they don’t have to drive to Tampa to get state-of-the art care—that we can provide state-of-the art outpatient rehabilitation in the areas of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy right here in Plant City,” Rehabilitation Supervisor Jennifer Ackett said. The facility in the new South Florida Baptist Hospital […]
Continue ReadingUNITED FOOD BANK HOLDS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
The mission of the United Food Bank and Services of Plant City (UFB) is to provide assistance for the needy in moving them from a “state of hunger” and impoverishment to self-sufficiency, empowerment, and self-reliance. The organization’s vision is to stamp out hunger in East Hillsborough County and raise the standard of living for the […]
Continue ReadingCITY ELECTIONS COMING ON APRIL 8
The City of Plant City municipal elections will be held on April 8. The vote will be for the two City Commissioner seats currently held by Mayor Nate Kilton and Vice-Mayor Jason Jones. If a runoff date is necessary, that will happen on May 27. City Commissioner terms are three years, and begin in June […]
Continue ReadingPLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
Founded by Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, the 13th annual Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was conducted at the Plant City Airport on February 1. The event began with an invocation and the crowd, hats over hearts, recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Despite cloudy skies and some early rain, the event turned into a success, […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 02.06.25
We asked Plant City: What is your favorite movie and why? Grease ! Just fun , comical and good music ! Just a fun movie , that’s it , nothing more ! Joey Tomasina Raiders of the Lost Ark because it represents the adventurous American spirit, features the most creative filmmakers at the top of […]
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