By Felix Haynes | Publisher Surely, some Plant City residents will think: Why would anyone want to start a new weekly newspaper in Plant City? Newspapers are dying, or so the conventional wisdom goes. The answer, friends, is our passion for Plant City and this community we love. We believe this community is special. We […]
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MY VIEW: Don’t forget why we celebrate July 4
By Joseph Castagno | Contributing Writer Editor’s note: Joseph Castagno wrote this column after the last Plant City July 4 celebration in 2007. We felt it was the perfect sentiment for the celebration’s return in 2012. The sweet scents of cotton candy and caramel corn dance through the early evening air, mixing with the laughter […]
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Athletics act as the “front porch” of a school or university. It’s a saying that the president of my alma mater, Georgia Southern University, Dr. Bruce Keel, always said, and something I find rings true, not only at the college level but also for high school and youth sports, as well.
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