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Durant High Theatre Makes History with First-Ever State Thespian One-Act

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinFor the first time in school history, the theatre program at Durant High ...
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Strawberry Festival Luncheon Celebrates Plant City’s Farmers, Volunteers, and Agricultural Legacy

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinMore than 100 guests filled the HCC Trinkle Center, dressed in shades of red, many wearing strawberry pins fastened neatly to their lapels. Laughter ...
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Strawberry Crest Loses a Tough One to Wesley Chapel

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinOn Tuesday night, the Strawberry Crest Chargers (7-1) hosted the Wesley Chapel Wildcats (6-1) in a highly anticipated matchup between two strong ...
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Berry Bright Beginning: New Tech School Builds Sweet Float For Strawberry Festival Grand Parade

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinJust weeks after opening its doors to students in January, Rick Lott ...
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Meet City Commission Group 3 Candidate Tony Smith

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinTony B. Smith is a lifelong resident and proud native of Plant City, ...
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Elections Are Coming Up. Are You Prepared?

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinThe deadline to register for the Plant City Municipal Election is March 9. There are three ways to vote for this year’s election. Vote by mail, early ...
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Meet City Commission Group 3 Candidate Karen Kerr

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinKaren Kerr is a longtime Plant City resident and community leader whose ...
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Meet City Commission Group 3 Candidate Gregory Boyle

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinGregory Boyle has called Plant City home since childhood and attended Turkey Creek Middle School before graduating from Durant High School. He later ...
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Meet City Commission Group 3 Candidate Alicia Kirk Toler

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinKeep City of Plant City moving forward with smart, ecologically sound ...
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From Dirt Roads to Fairground Lights:

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinIn the 1930s, Plant City was a town built on timing. Not clock time, but harvest time, the narrow winter window when strawberries ripened in the soil ...
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Festival Royalty Takes the Spotlight

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinThe 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and her court were all smiles as they gathered with family and festival leaders for the unveiling of the ...
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From Baby Parade Winner to Trailblazer: One Woman Reflects on Breaking Barriers

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinLong before she became a minister’s wife, school bus driver, and Christian author, Alicia Shephard was a toddler crossing a stage in lace socks and a ...