WREATHS FOR VETERANS On Saturday, December 13, Wreaths Across America will hold its annual wreath laying in Plant City. Powered by Plant City’s Generations Renewed, the event will commence at 10 a.m. with a ceremony at Courier Field next to the Veterans Monument. Then wreaths will be laid on veterans’ graves in local cemeteries. This […]
Continue ReadingKIWANIS CHRISTMAS ANGEL PROJECT
On December 4, Stingray Chevrolet employees unloaded a truckload of toys they donated to the Kiwanis Christmas Angel Project. In total, 1,200 kids in Plant City will be gifted through this initiative. The Florida Strawberry Festival made space to store the toys by opening one of their buildings. “I think taking part in this is […]
Continue ReadingCITY COMMISSION HOLDS FINAL MEETING OF 2025
On December 8, at 6:00 p.m., Mayor Nate Kilton called the meeting to order. The full City Commission was present. Dean Pfeffer, pastor for Hope Lutheran Church, gave the invocation, then the assembly followed by standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Next, items on the consent agenda were raised. 25-573 – […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 12.04.25
Sally Prosser Verner Sally Prosser Verner died peacefully at home on her 96th birthday, November 30, 2025. Sally was born in Plant City to Lew and Vaviel Prosser on November 30, 1929, and was predeceased by her husband, Dr. John, after 71 happy years of marriage together, by son John Victor Verner III, and grandson, […]
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City 12.04.25
Buddy Plaire took this photo of a nearly full moon over downtown Plant City.
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WREATHS FOR VETERANS On Saturday, December 13, Wreaths Across America will hold its annual wreath laying in Plant City. Powered by Plant City’s Generations Renewed, the event will commence at 10:00 a.m. with a ceremony at Courier Field next to the Veterans Monument. This year’s program will add a new feature outside of the traditional […]
Continue ReadingTHEY CALLED HER ROE
She was not afraid to try anything. She swam in the creeks or rivers, avoiding the alligators, pumped handcars racing along the railroad tracks, and loved to fly. At 12 years old, she rode one of the first trains to travel from Plant City to Tampa, accompanied by her father, James Taylor Evers, a prominent […]
Continue ReadingSally Prosser Verner Dies Exactly on Her 96th Birthday This Past Sunday
Sally Prosser Verner was a hometown débutante born in 1929, just five weeks after the Great Depression’s Stock Market Crash, as an only child to Lew and Vaviel Prosser. Growing up in Plant City through the depression, Sally often spoke of how her mother and father stressed remaining humble and generous, and she recalled them […]
Continue ReadingCAMP STREET LIGHTS TEACHES YOUTH COMMISSIONERS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
Spearheaded by Plant City Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, the Plant City Youth Commission is a comprehensive program for high school students designed to empower and inspire them to become active leaders who will shape the future of Plant City. As a part of this program, the Youth Commissioners go on field trips locally, and as far […]
Continue ReadingALI SOBH NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF CHRISTMAS PARADE
The 2025 Grand Marshal of the Plant City Christmas Parade is Ali Sobh, the owner of Hungry Howie’s on Alexander Street. Sobh took over ownership of the restaurant when he was 21 and has owned it for nine years. “The Plant City Christmas Parade keeps an eye out for individuals that serve this community in […]
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