A retired custodian at Pinecrest Elementary School died Nov. 20, in head-on crash in Plant City.
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RIBBON CUTTING: Dental Associates at Walden Woods
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Dental Associates at Walden Woods Nov. 28, at 512 E. Alexander St. For more information, call (813) 752-3030 or visit dentalassociateswaldenwoods.com.
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Gerber Collision & Glass
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Gerber Collision & Glass Nov. 28, at 1001 S. Alexander St., Plant City. For more information, call (813) 305-2044 or visit gerbercollision.com.
Continue ReadingVan full of prison inmates crashes on I-4 in Plant City
A van transporting 25 Hillsborough County jail inmates crashed this morning on Interstate 4 in Plant City.
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Firefighters battle McIntosh blaze
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Firefighters from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue extinguished successfully a fire this afternoon just east of McIntosh Road about three miles north of Interstate 4.
Continue ReadingPolice: Plant City teen shoots, kills father to protect mother
The holiday weekend turned tragic for one Plant City-area family, when a teen-age boy shot and killed his father to protect his mother, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in DeeDee Moore trial
Jury selection in the murder trial of Dorice “DeeDee” Moore begins today in Tampa. Moore is accused of killing Florida lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare in 2009. Shakespeare, of Lakeland, won $17 million in 2006. Three years later, his family reported him missing.
Continue ReadingBret Michaels added to 2013 Strawberry Festival lineup
Look what the cat dragged in! Bret Michaels, former frontman of the 1980s rockers Poison, is coming to Plant City.
Continue ReadingUnited Healthcare terminates BayCare contracts
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Unable to reach an agreement for a new contract, BayCare Health System, which includes South Florida Baptist Hospital, no longer will be a participating provider with United Healthcare plans that include commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and Florida Healthy Kids. According to BayCare, United terminated BayCare physician groups from participation in […]
Continue ReadingCalling all student chefs!
The Hillsborough County School District is looking for participants for its Cook It Up! Student Recipe Challenge.
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