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VOLUME 6, NO. 218
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022
PLANT CITY POLICE OFFICERS RETURN FROM NORTH PORT IT WAS A LABORIOUS BUT REWARDING WEEK AS THEY ASSISTED THOSE HARDEST HIT BY HURRICANE IAN. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
It was a memorable but exhausting week for the four Plant City Police Department (PCPD) officers that travelled to North Port along with 42
Tampa Police officers and two Tampa International Airport officers to assist with hurricane relief efforts in some of the state’s hardest hit areas. PCPD Sergeant Paul Tester and Officers Justin Castro, Vincent Wise and Samuel Shireling, all members of
PCPD’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), returned home safely Friday afternoon for some muchneeded rest and recovery.
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PLANT CITY STRAWBERRY CLASSIC CRUISE-IN CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET COMING TO PLANT CITY DROP OFF UNUSED OR UNWANTED MEDICATIONS TO PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING INTO THE WRONG HANDS.
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Not sure what to do with the expired or unused prescription medication languishing in your medicine cabinet? Drop them off at CVS, located at 2302 James L. Redman Parkway on Sat., Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Turn in unneeded medication Sponsored byfor thesafe Plant City Police Departdisposal. ment, Operation Medicine Cabinet is a U .S. Drug Enforcement Administration Saturday, October (DEA) 29 hosted event that sets up temporary collection sites a.m.–2 p.m. in communities10 nationwide to provide a safe,
HUNDREDS OF CLASSIC CARS ON DISPLAY IN DOWNTOWN PLANT CITY MADE FOR A FUN AFTERNOON. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
1997.
It was the year the Academy Award winning movie Titanic premiered, catapulting actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to stardom; the year Princess Diana was killed in a high-speed car crash in a Paris tunnel.
It was also the year the Plant City Strawberry Classic Cruise-in rolled into downtown. Presented by The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, the third-Saturday monthly event celebrated 25 years of bringing classic auto collectors and enthusiasts together to share their passion for vintage rides.
While the smell of barbecue and kettle corn wafted through the air and classic tunes played over the sound system, it was all about the cars. There wasn’t a Civic or Corolla in sight on the street that day.
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