Talk about a tense month. Typically, elections keep one on their toes. Throw in a pandemic with rapidly increasing positive cases across the country and conflicting stories on potential restrictions down the road and you’ve got a cocktail most found difficult to swallow.
The nation officially entered its third wave of the spread of COVID-19, though many argued it was hard to call it a “wave” when it hadn’t greatly subsided before.
Empty Bowls returned to downtown and even offered drive-up and takeaway options for those who wanted to support the United Food Bank of Plant City but weren’t interested in walking around and attending the event itself.
All three Plant City-area high school football teams entered the playoffs in November thanks to an FHSAA rule change. The Florida Strawberry Festival announced it would not book any headline acts for the 2021 festival — a decision that drew both vocal support and outrage from the community.
Members of the community had the chance to meet the four final candidates for PCPD Chief of Police. Ultimately James Bradford, formerly of HCSO, was selected for the role. Small Business Saturday looked a little different this year as Plant City Main Street attempted to boost shoppers downtown. The group created Downtown Passports that could be picked up and stamped on Small Business Saturday and then redeemed for discounts later on.