Items of interest from the April 28 Plant City Commission meeting include: •Fire Rescue Chief George Shiley introduced five new department members and two longtime employees promoted to captain. They were administered the oath of office. ...more

May 7, 2008

DADE CITY - Hundreds of people lined a bustling downtown street today to watch the funeral procession of Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed by a mortar attack in Baghdad on April 28. ...more

May 6, 2008

The annual 2008 Plant City Community Expo will be bigger and better than ever, chamber President Marion Smith said. ...more

May 3, 2008

Today, the Strawberry Classic Car Show will celebrate 11 years of showing vehicles in downtown Plant City. ...more

April 19, 2008

About 3,000 patrons and food lovers braved the weather to attend Saturday's Fiesta Day in Ybor City before organizers closed down the event four hours early. ...more

February 24, 2008

"Remembering Plant City; Tales from the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World" will be on sale at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce's booth on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. Copies are $20 and include photographs and stories from the Plant City Photo Archives. ...more

February 22, 2008

Visitors to the Florida Strawberry Festival will notice some changes this year, from a large gate to get them into the grounds faster to a strictly enforced ban on eating and drinking in livestock tents. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce hosted its Winter Expo Feb. 12 at the Columbia Restaurant, 2117 E. Seventh Ave. ...more

February 20, 2008

Things are busy at the Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Place. The organization recently launched its 2008 annual giving effort, the Building Strong Kids Campaign. This year's fundraising goal is $110,000. All money raised in the campaign stays in Plant City to help make YMCA membership and programs possible for children and families who could not otherwise afford to participate. ...more

February 16, 2008

PLANT CITY - Visitors to the Florida Strawberry Festival will notice some changes this year, from a large gate to get them into the grounds faster to a strictly enforced ban on eating and drinking in livestock tents. ...more

February 13, 2008