Imagine taking a Saturday afternoon drive from Ybor City, touring through Tampa, taking streets by the airport, then SR 60 to view Tampa Bay from the Courtney Campbell Causeway, meandering up to Dunedin, then heading to the Gulf at Clearwater Beach, then following the coast to St. Pete, then ending back on the bayside in […]
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Around Town 11.13.25
We asked Plant City: Who is a veteran in your life that you’re thankful for? My dad Major retired AF served underage in the Marine Corp as a gunnery in WW11. Worked himself through college with 4 young children Iowa State now in the AF. Korean war and Vietnam 1965. Flew B52 and honored for […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.13.25
John Robert Scarbrough John Robert Scarbrough, 70, of Plant City, Fla., entered into eternal rest on Nov. 1, 2025. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Eldon A. Brown Eldon A. Brown, 92, of Brandon, Fla., born in Turkey Creek, Fla., on July 23, 1933, entered into eternal rest on Nov. 3, 2025. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Patricia […]
Continue ReadingHCPS DATA SHOWS TOTAL COUNTY ENROLLMENT HAS DECLINED SINCE LAST YEAR
Across the Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) system, reporting concluded enrollment is down this year. Data indicates the 2024-2025 40-day enrollment totaled 222,259. For the 2025-2026 school year, 40-day enrollment was 213,513; a drop of 8,746 students, or 3.9 percent. These numbers include charter schools. However, last year’s totals for HCPS may need to be […]
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 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 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 […]
Continue ReadingWe asked Plant City: Let’s see those Halloween costumes!
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Obituaries 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 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. […]
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