For Plant City native Matthew Pass, the Florida Strawberry Festival always has been a big part of his life. But this year, he made a memory on the grounds he will never forget. Pass proposed to his girlfriend, Jennifer Aquino, atop a glittering ferris wheel. And although the evening ending perfectly, it didn’t start out […]
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Plant City Fire Rescue hires two, promotes three
Plant City Fire Rescue promoted three of its existing members and welcome two new ones to its family during a Swearing-In Ceremony March 10, at the Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium, at City Hall. New firefighter-paramedics Nicolette Anciulis and Nickolas Cantalupo were selected from a group of 78 candidates. They will begin a 40-hour orientation March […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man dies in morning crash
James Boswell, 32, of Plant City died this morning after being involved in a four vehicle crash in Orlando. The crash was a chain reaction as traffic slowed on State Road 528 near International Drive at about 6:55 a.m. The driver of vehicle one, Darrell Cantrell, 46, of Deltona, slowed down quickly in response to […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Marijuana grow house discovered in Plant City
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators discovered a large marijuana grow house, in Plant City, after responding to a burglary in progress. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, at about 11:42 a.m. March 7, deputies responded to a burglary in progress at 6608 Knights Griffin Road. A witness reported seeing a van drop two men off at […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Missing girl found in Pasco County
Jasmine Molino was March 8, in Pasco County, unharmed. She will be returned back to Hillsborough County. ORIGINAL STORY The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a teenage girl who walked away from a Plant City home yesterday. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, just before 8:30 p.m. March 7, Jasmine […]
Continue ReadingHillsborough County to hire Plant City’s Greg Horwedel
Plant City Manager Greg Horwedel had no plans to vacate the city’s top post. In fact, there was only one organization that could entice his services away from the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. It just so happened that that organization — Hillsborough County — came calling. And with one son contemplating college and another […]
Continue ReadingWEEKEND BEST BET: Baby Parade
GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Baby Parade — takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Florida Strawberry Festival in front of the free grandstands at the Wish Farms Soundstage, 303 N. Lemon St., Plant City. Awards will be given for Most Beautiful Girl, Most Handsome Boy, Most […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Weather closes festival midway
Severe weather in Hillsborough County has forced Florida Strawberry Festival officials to close the midway.According to the festival’s Facebook page, the midway is closed until 2 p.m. It will reopen at that time if weather conditions permit. At the present time, all shows for this afternoon and evening are on as scheduled. According to the Tampa […]
Continue ReadingPlant City High student earns district’s top GPA
One day, Plant City High School senior Dhara Patel was No. 1 in her class. The next day, she was last. PCHS College and Career Counselor Sherrie Mueller pulled up Patel’s grades in the system two weeks ago to discover Patel had dropped in rank to No. 409 out of 409 students. It was a […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake leaders prep for golf course discussion
Less than two weeks after Visions Golf LLC filed a rezone request to redevelop Walden Lake Golf & Country Club and its two golf courses, Walden Lake Community Association leaders called an emergency meeting to mobilize for discussion and, possibly, for battle. Before a standing room-only crowd of residents March 3, the WLCA voted unanimously […]
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