August 24 Pokemon GO – Vehicle Burglary 800 block of S. Alexander St An officer responded to the above location and met with the complainant who reported sometime in the morning an unknown suspect shattered the driver’s door window and removed a Pokemon wallet from the center console. I Can’t Drive – At All – […]
Continue ReadingFIRE RAZES STRUCTURE IN PLANT CITY
On Monday morning, September 2, Plant City residents were greeted by smoke billowing into the sky. So much smoke flowed hundreds of feet into the air, that, from three miles away, it looked like just a cloud. According to Timothy Mossgrove, Plant City Fire Rescue Deputy Chief of Administration, a page came in at 7:54 […]
Continue ReadingAuto Review 09.05.24
Lincoln takes 2024 Nautilus A Notch up or two! NAUTILUS (AWD BLACK LABEL) Tires: 255/45R22 Wheelbase: 114.2 inches Length: 193.2 inches Height: 68.2 inches Width: 85.4 inches Fuel capacity: 20 gallons City: 21 mpg Highway: 29 mpg Web site: www.lincoln.com A 48-inch panoramic display that spans the entire dashboard. Flat top-and-bottom steering wheel. An 11-inch […]
Continue ReadingCOMPANY TO LAY OFF APPROXIMATELY 80 IN PLANT CITY
Approximately 80 employees at the Leggett & Platt production facility have been given notice their jobs are being terminated because the company is shutting down operations at the location. The facility on the corner of South County Line Road and Fancy Farms Road also employs an additional 25 temporary workers. Leggett & Platt primarily manufactures […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 08.29.24
WWII VETERAN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY A birthday party was held Tuesday for 102-year-old WWII veteran Russell Silvers. Friends and family came, including his younger twin sisters. The Strawberry Crest JROTC was there to honor him as well. He served for the U.S. Coastguard on the USS Grand Rapids. Happy Birthday Mr. Silvers and thank you for […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY KARATE KIDS
If you’ve never seen the movie “The Karate Kid,” you can experience it in real life at Chris Welbon Karate Clubs, located at 204 N Mobley Street in Plant City. Here, you will find people training for martial arts through Kumite fighting, weapons Kata, bo staff, nun chucks, and more. Chris Welbon is the owner […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 08.29.24
August 16 Possibility of Snow – DUI/Possession of Cocaine S. Lake St/N. Pennsylvania St An officer was conducting proactive patrol and located a vehicle on the south side of Reynolds St. near Pennsylvania St. with its brake lights activated. A subject was asleep behind the wheel with the vehicle running. Based on the totality of an […]
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City 08.29.24
Kathy Flemister submitted this photo of bromeliads growing on a tree on Cowart Rd.
Continue ReadingObituaries 08.29.24
Robert ‘Slim’ Flagg Warren III Robert “Slim” Flagg Warren III, 69, of Plant City, Fla., born on Mar. 13, 1956, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 21, 2024. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Barbara Bloodsworth Shepard Barbara Bloodsworth Shepard, 90, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Edina, Minnesota, born on Sept. 26, 1933, in […]
Continue ReadingPCPD HOLDS COMMUNITY MEETING
On Wedenesday, August 21, the Plant City Police Department (PCPD) held a community meeting at Sadye Gibbs Martin Community Center. These meetings offer Plant Citians an informal opportunity to get to meet PCPD officers, and have a discussion about matters relevant to the community. With the hiring of Chief Mills, and Deputy Chiefs Centanni and […]
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