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VOLUME 6, NO. 178
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SET FOR COMPLETION IN 2022 SAM ALLEN ROAD AND U.S. 92/SR 566 PROJECTS UPDATE BRIAN FERNANDES STAFF WRITER
Currently, there are multiple projects that are in the works to help improve the accessibility and safety of roadways in Plant City, with more on the way. Here are two projects that are in construction phase and are soon to wrap up this year.
Sam Allen Road Widening For over three years, drivers have had to learn to accommodate themselves with the hassle of the reconstruction and widening of Sam Allen Road in Plant City . The project was stalled during July of last year after its initial contractor pulled out. A new contractor resumed work later in September.
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MLK PARADE BRINGS BACK LIVELY VIBE PLANT CITY FUN, WHILE CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING
BRIAN FERNANDES STAFF WRITER
The long-awaited parade helped to kick off the 36th annual Plant City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival. The Jan. 8 event is one of many functions honoring the legacy of the late civil rights leader. Along a strip of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., many patrons sat on lawn chairs while others stepped outside their houses to watch the procession pass by. Floats decorated the sky while school bands filled the street with lively instrumentation. Before they were in plain sight, spectators heard the roaring engines of Corvettes during the Million Dollar Corvette Posse Stroll – another show stealer. Fifty sports cars of different colors rode along in a single file line. Many in convertibles waved their hands high in the sky to those in attendance on both sides of the street. Others drove by showing off their custommade doors that opened upward. The parade ended at the Sadye Gibbs Martin Community Center. It was the site that held numerous food vendors and where school drumline bands performed for the Battle of the Bands competition. However, the parade was just the beginning of numerous events that will lead up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade brought out the masses to witness the procession of floats, band performances, and the famous Corvette showcase.