FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023
VOLUME 10, NO. 48
PCPD MASTER POLICE OFFICER DENNIS PAWLOWSKI RETIRES AFTER 28 YEARS
HIS YEARS OF SERVICE LEFT A LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
In 1995, Plant City Police Department (PCPD) hired then 25-year-old Dennis Pawlowski as a police officer for the night shift. He worked from 4 p.m. until 4 a.m., patrolling the streets on the west side of town, including Madison, Ball, Warren
and Renfro. Last week, after working for PCPD for 28 years, Pawlowski retired from the force. His fellow offi ers, members of his family, civic leaders and citizens celebrated his retirement at a ceremony
HOLE IN ONE DONUTS MAKES YELP’S LIST OF TOP 100 DONUT SHOPS PLANT CITY’S NOT-SO-SECRET DONUT SHOPS HAVE BEEN CREATING THE PILLOWY TREATS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
at police headquarters, where he was presented a commemorative plaque, a retirement badge with identifi ation card and his service fi earm.
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WALDEN LAKE REZONING OPEN HOUSE SET FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 8 AT WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Americans now know what Plant City residents have known for years: when it comes to the tastiest donuts in the U.S., Hole in One Donuts’ pillowysoft, delicious confections are the best of the best. Yelp, a popular online director for discovering local
businesses, has ranked the top 100 donut makers, based on reviews by the Yelp community, and Hole in One Donuts has glazed its way into the number 60 spot.
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Representatives of the Walden Lake development team will be on hand at an open house at Walden Lake Elementary School, located at 2800 Turkey Creek Road, on Thursday, June 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to share the latest plan before the City of Plant City to redevelop the former golf course property in Walden Lake.