Mayor Nate Kilton called the October 28 Regular Meeting of the City Commission to order at 7:30 p.m. Also present at the dais were Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, City Commissioner Bill Dodson, City Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, City Clerk Kerri Miller, and City Manager Bill McDaniel. The conference room at City Hall […]
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News Briefs 10.31.24
FILL EMPTY BOWLS The Empty Bowls Project benefiting the United Food Bank and Services will take place on Saturday, November 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum in downtown Plant City on Palmer Street. The event features the Plant City Community Chorale, followed by saxophonist Larry Clark, and […]
Continue ReadingGUNFIRE ERUPTED IN PLANT CITY
On Wednesday, October 16, at approximately 3:50 p.m., video surveillance cameras showed Barron Marion speaking to a man at a convenience store at 516 South Maryland Avenue. The man entered the convenience store while Marion watched the store. When the male left the store he then drove north on South Maryland in a black sedan, […]
Continue ReadingENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE NEVER GETS A BAD RAP FOR THEIR WORK
Are you vomiting or do you have diarrhea today? No? You can thank the staff in the City of Plant City’s Environmental Compliance Department. This department’s job is to keep the water that comes out of your faucets clean and safe, and monitor runoff to stop water pollution. Among the big-picture things they do are […]
Continue ReadingMILTON BY THE NUMBERS
Below are some of the Milton statistics from Plant City’s government. The information is the tip of the iceberg, and the debris numbers are increasing daily. • 19,053 sandbags were passed out, equaling 13 dump truck loads of sand • 3631 cars drove through the sandbag pick up • 1,075 damaged buildings • 1,056 damaged […]
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Early voting for the November election runs from October 21 through November 3; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election Day is November 5; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The polling location in Plant City is Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon Street. Six proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution will appear on ballots. Proposed amendments […]
Continue ReadingHAVING PROBLEMS WITH APPLYING FOR DISASTER RELIEF FOOD?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, residents have met with difficulties in applying for food benefits and many are being denied. In terms of food benefits, one problem has been an apparent catch-22 on the site, in which a claimant has to report damage to their home to qualify for money for food, but when […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 10.24.24
2025 FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Are you interested in participating in a pageant? Here is the perfect one for you! The Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Pageant offers young women the chance to engage in an exciting pageant, meet other young women, expand leadership skills, and even have the chance to win scholarship money. […]
Continue ReadingPCPD PUTS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST TO WORK
A lot of smart people work for the Plant City Police Department (PCPD). In addition to them, somewhere deep within the Police Center sits a big brain—not by itself of course—it is carried around inside a human. We will call the brain “H.” In this case, we will say “H” stands for “her.” H is […]
Continue ReadingWHO IS RUNNING IN THIS ELECTION?
Early voting for the November election runs from October 21 through November 3; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election Day is November 5; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The polling location in Plant City is Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon Street. The first items listed as issues on candidates’ websites are below. Since judges […]
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