After two months of refinement, commissioners on Monday were presented with the latest version of a plan designed to guide growth in a 12,000-acre sector northeast of the city. ...more

October 27, 2007

The widow of Army Sgt. Cory Clark broke down in tears Wednesday morning as flags were lowered to half-staff in honor of her husband, who was killed Aug. 28 by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. ...more

October 18, 2007

PLANT CITY The widow of Army Sgt. Cory Clark broke down in tears this morning as flags were lowered to half staff in honor of her husband, who was killed Aug. 28 by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. In a brief ceremony outside city hall, Mayor Rick Lott presented Monica Clark with a proclamation signed by Gov. Charlie Crist and called on the community to "wrap their arms around this family" in their time of grief. ...more

October 17, 2007

Commissioners are considering a new incentive program for residential homebuilders to help energize a stagnant housing market. ...more

October 17, 2007

PLANT CITY - Commissioners are considering a new incentive program for residential homebuilders to help energize a stagnant housing market. Their plan would use reserves from the city's general fund to pay for increases in transportation impact fees so developers do not have to. ...more

October 11, 2007

Some people who love to stay busy are fortunate enough to find a career that suits them perfectly, and an employer that never wants them to say goodbye. ...more

October 10, 2007

PLANT CITY - Commissioners soon will appoint someone to the city's Historic Resources Board after the resignation of Tim Martin, who has served for nearly five years. ...more

October 4, 2007

TAMPA - Championship Park is dead. Hillsborough County commissioners refused to endorse the proposal this afternoon, saying they preferred to divvy the $40 million allocated for the park for other projects. ...more

October 3, 2007

PLANT CITY The housing market is sluggish if not downright disastrous, commissioners said at their meeting Monday. According to city building department records, four residential permits were issued in August. During the height of the boom in 2005-06, about 30 permits were issued monthly, records show. With the downturn in mind, Mayor Rick Lott proposed delaying increases in transportation impact fees until April 1, a move he said would help stimulate residential building permit activity. ...more

September 26, 2007

Improving the roads that run through the rural areas north of Interstate 4 has become a paramount concern because that sector will undergo tremendous growth during the next 20 years, officials said. ...more

September 26, 2007