PLANT CITY - Here's your chance to do your part to make the holidays brighter and help a sick child. For $15 and up, you can buy a light for the community Christmas tree in McCall Park at Collins and Drane streets. The money goes to the South Florida Baptist Hospital pediatrics department. ...more

November 15, 2007

In the heart of a historical district, scenes of how life was a century ago play out against the backdrop of one of the city's oldest buildings, echoing a time when Florida was an untamed frontier. ...more

November 12, 2007

By the end of November, a portion of the city's $56 million wastewater plant will come online to process and return treated water to the environment. ...more

November 3, 2007

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