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The Plant City Police Department mourns the loss of two of its extended family members as it continues to investigate a fatal traffic crash that occurred Jan. 13, at the intersection of James L. Redman Parkway and Johnson Road. online pharmacy purchase stromectol online no prescription buy zocor online zocor online generic buy zofran online […]

Thousands of memories well up inside of Executive Director Cindy Churchill as she walks among the shaded paths of Steppin’ Stone Farm. Nestled among 86.5 acres of country landscape, the farm has been a home for at-risk teenage girls since the Keiser family started it in 1973. Throughout the years, about 900 girls have completed […]

The simmering disconnect between Walden Lake residents and Visions Golf LLC, the owner of the community’s golf courses and country club, boiled over in 2013, after Visions closed The Hills course and began working on plans to redevelop. But, behind all the emotions lies one important question: In a rapidly changing golf industry, what type of […]

In 2013, Mary Thomas Mathis became the second African-American woman to be appointed as Plant City’s mayor. She was groomed for this by the first — Sadye Gibbs Martin. The corner of Warnell and Martin Luther King Streets was crawling with activity. A group of women buzzed around tables set up outside St. Luke Missionary […]

Plant City took several significant steps in 2013 in the development of Midtown, a vision to create a new live-work-play community just south of downtown. In creating that vision, Midtown’s champions looked to our neighbors just across the county line. Like many others, Lakeland’s downtown fell victim to the shopping mall phenomenon of the 1970s. […]

online pharmacy order cytotec without prescription with best prices today in the USA When Bi-Lo announced its intention to buy Tampa-based Sweetbay assets last May, that did not include Sweetbay’s Plant City-ba sed distribution center. As the new year begins, the future of center, the employment home to more than 200 people, remains uncertain. With […]

Some analysts believe the nutraceutical industry could top $200 billion by 2017. Could Plant City — a city rich in agriculture and situated perfectly along a major interstate, snag a slice of that pie?  It’s no secret Plant City prides itself on its decades of agricultural heritage. With a variety of helpful factors at play, the […]

Last month, Dr. Brian Stowe became the new senior pastor at Plant City’s First Baptist Church. It’s a job he never sought out himself. But, it’s funny how some things just work themselves out. Something just wasn’t right. Brian Stowe could feel it in his gut. Still, he left for work. Driving for more than […]