Last week, the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce announced it has been meeting with the Plant City Partnership to create a Back to Business initiative.
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Congressman Spano spends time with veteran business owners
Fred’s Marketplace Restaurant had a special visitor Tuesday morning. Congressman Ross Spano began his tour of local veteran-owned businesses in Plant City and then headed to Lakeland and Valrico.
Continue ReadingAce Hardware facility on its way
Ace Hardware Corporation will start construction on a distribution facility on County Line Road that is set to begin operations November 2021. City commissioners welcomed
Ace Hardware to the community in Monday’s meeting.
News Briefs 5.28.20
Hope Lutheran to break ground on new sanctuary This Saturday, Hope Lutheran Church will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new sanctuary at 9 a.m. It will kick off the first phase of Hope’s three-phase building program to better serve its congregation. “Hope’s current sanctuary has served the congregation and community for 55 years and […]
Continue ReadingCounty opinions on pace of Florida’s reopening divided
Is Governor Ron DeSantis reopening Florida too quickly or too slowly?
That question is on the minds of many in Hillsborough County and the general public has channeled its tension toward the Emergency Policy Group.
Commish roundup: Tuning up traffic
Two separate updates regarding traffic in the city were brought to the table during last week’s commission meeting.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 5.21.20
Dean’s Ride, Bike with the Mayor delayed again The Plant City Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday the eighth annual Dean’s Ride and fourth annual Bike with the Mayor events are no longer going to be held in June. The annual bicycle rides, which now always happen in the same starting point at the same […]
Continue ReadingCity enters next phase of McIntosh Park expansion
City commissioners voted on seven resolutions regarding the McIntosh Preserve. The hope is for the project to be completed in 2022.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 5.14.20
Vote by Mail requests coming soon Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said residents can soon expect to receive Vote by Mail ballot information for the upcoming elections. His office sent mailers out Monday and has also partnered with Tampa-area restaurants to help spread the word. “Vote by Mail is really the way to […]
Continue ReadingPlant City resident shoots man in front yard
A conversation between three men in the front yard of a home on South Forest Street quickly spiraled out of control on Saturday after the homeowner used an AR-15 style rifle to repeatedly shoot one of the other men at close range.
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