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Al Higginbotham retired from politics in November, formally ending his career with a speech at the Nov. 11 Veterans Day celebration at the Plant City Elks Lodge. (Courtesy of Deanna Hurley)
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Pastor Michael Fredette and Victor, of Liberty Southern Baptist Church. Fredette and his wife, Gina, feed hundreds of people every week through their ministry and were highlighted in a November feature story.
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Keel and Curley Winery hosted SlobberFest in late November to celebrate the people of Mastiff Rescue of Florida and the work they’ve done. Twenty mastiffs and their humans attended the annual event in 2018.
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The Empty Bowls Project drew hundreds to the train depot in November. The event highlights food insecurity issues in the Tampa Bay area and raises money to feed the needy through the auction sales of handcrafted, painted clay bowls made by local students.
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The Plant City Elks went all-out for Veterans Day, putting together a week-long celebration never before seen in Plant City.
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Pig Jam, Plant City’s premier barbecue showcase, was held Nov. 15 and 16 behind Plant City Stadium. The annual cooking competition draws hundreds of pit masters from all over the Southeast.
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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church celebrated its 150th anniversary in mid-November with a week-long series of worship events held at the Bealsville church.
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The annual Raider 5K Color Run always brings a splash of vibrant color to Plant City High School in November. More than 60 runners participated in the Nov. 3 fun run on the PCHS campus.
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Plant City native Ashley Moody was voted into the office of Florida Attorney General following the Nov. 6 election. Moody received 52.3% of the vote, totaling approximately 4 million Floridians.
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Plant City High School assistant principal Mike Witchoskey performs the iconic dance from Napoleon Dynamite at Dancing with the Locals. He and his wife, Janet, performed a Hollywood-themed musical medley.
November was obviously a wild month for Florida politics and Plant City saw some big changes there. Longtime Hillsborough County commissioner and Plant City resident Al Higginbotham retired from politics in the same month Plant City native Ashley Moody defeated Sean Shaw to become Florida’s new Attorney General-elect. The month also brought about big returning events like Pig Jam, Dancing with the Locals and Empty Bowls Project, as well as new additions like the Elks Lodge’s week-long Veterans Day celebration and Operation Paying it Forward. We also said goodbye to the MLK Recreation Center, as its demolition process began in November to make way for the new community center.
