At its 43rd Annual Planning & Design Awards, the Hillsborough County Planning Commission gave three awards to the city of Plant City: PCPD won for Outstanding Contribution to the Community; the Utilities Department won for its Video Outreach Program featuring Murf; and the Planning & Zoning Department won in the Planning Category for its work to develop a new Northeast Master Plan. Durant High School Culinary had 600 students in its program. Code Enforcement officers from Plant City joined Hillsborough County for Sign Off Day to rid streets of illegal signs. For Veterans Day, Plant City held four events to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans. Grace Manor at Hunter’s Creek Independent & Assisted Living held its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Tiffany Dupree finished the Tampa 100-Mile Endurance Run in 33 hours, 22 minutes, and seven seconds. The 15th Annual Empty Bowls Project raised $40,000 to benefit United Food Bank of Plant City. School enrollment was found to be down across Hillsborough County, but up in Plant City. Retired Colonel Brandon Shearer built up a museum on his property that displays his large military collection of items that spans dates from the Anglo-Zulu War to the war in Iraq. The City of Plant City held a follow-up meeting to address and clarify some consternation among downtown merchants about code enforcement. The developer for Midtown backed out of its deal with the City of Plant City. Plant City Commissioner Bill Dodson announced that he will not seek reelection when his eighth term concludes in May 2026. His wife, Silvia also stepped down as organizer of the Empty Bowls Project, a role she has held for 15 years. The city commission voted 5-0 to fund 22 more license plate reader cameras to be placed throughout Plant City.
