Code Enforcement officers from Plant City, Hillsborough County, Tampa, and Temple Terrace joined forces on October 31, to rid streets of illegal signs. The annual cooperative effort, “Sign-Off Day Tampa Bay,” targeted unauthorized signs and advertising on public spaces (aka snipe signs) such as utility poles, medians, parkways, and other rights of way. The definition of a […]
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News Briefs 11.06.25
BOOK SALE Friends of Bruton Memorial Library will be holding their biannual book sale at the library on November 7 from noon to 5:00 p.m., and November 8 from noon to 3:00 p.m. Used books in excellent condition for adults, young adults and children will be available at just $2.00 for hardcovers, and $1.00 for paperbacks. […]
Continue ReadingTHREE CITY DEPARTMENTS HONORED BY THE COUNTY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Hillsborough County Planning Commission held its 43rd Annual Planning & Design Awards on October 23 at the Shanna & Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center in Tampa. Winning entries foster a better quality of life, or improve economic development, or enhance natural and historic assets. The initiatives should also serve as models to learn from […]
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HOPE LUTHERAN ANNOUNCES TURKEY SUPPER The members and staff of Hope Lutheran Church, 2001 N. Park Rd., announced that their 29th Annual Turkey Supper will take place at the church on Sunday, November 9, with serving from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $10.00. The menu for this Plant City tradition […]
Continue ReadingCITY COMMISSION SETS DATES FOR SEVERAL HEARINGS ON LAND CHANGES
On October 27, at 6:00 p.m., Vice Mayor Jason Jones called to order the Regular Meeting of the City Commission. City Commissioner Mary Mathis, City Commissioner Mike Sparkman, City Commissioner Bill Dodson, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, City Clerk Kerri Miller, and City Manager Bill McDaniel were present for the meeting. Joe Carter, pastor of Church […]
Continue ReadingLUXURY APARTMENT COMPLEX PLANNED FOR N. PARK RD.
A sign is up across N. Park Rd. from South Florida Baptist Hospital, and people are taking notice. The sign says the 18-acre site will hold a mixed-use development of 256 rental apartments, potential retail, commercial, and medical spaces at the southwest corner of N. Park Rd. and Sam Allen Rd. The apartment buildings will […]
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PLANT CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO PERSON IN WATER On October 10, at approximately 12:22 p.m., officers from the Plant City Police Department (PCPD) responded to a 911 call reporting a possibly deceased male subject in the creek at Rowena Mays Park located within the 1300 block of W. Risk St. Upon police arrival, officers […]
Continue ReadingDemolition of Buildings Leads to New Location
For years, around 5:00 p.m., anyone driving by Rowena Mays Athletic Park may have noticed a group of people gathered around the Planteen Recreation Center and the Winter Visitor Center. The reason is that normally, about 60 people in need were fed at the location. However, at the July 28 meeting of the City Commission, […]
Continue ReadingSPARKMAN BRANCH MISIDENTIFIED ON GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR YEARS
Sparkman Branch begins at Walden Lake and continues northward. Along with the East Side Canal and the West Side Canal/Mill Creek, Sparkman Branch is one of the primary waterways in the city. But there is a problem with it. “Somewhere, over time, the name has been incorrectly listed on maps and in databases as the […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY TEEN ARRESTED WITH FIREARMS, DRUGS AND $34K
A juvenile armed with a rifle was arrested after detectives saw him exiting his residence on Jap Tucker Road in Plant City. HCSO detectives had obtained probable cause charges after previously serving a search warrant on the suspect’s cell phone. On October 16, detectives saw the 17-year-old suspect leaving his residence in his vehicle with […]
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