🌱 Patch AM: Plant City Toastmasters and 11 more events

Cheers Plant City! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Plant City Toastmasters at Wesley Centre
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services at Plant City Chamber of Commerce
• Plant City Strawberry Classic Cruise-In at The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 62, low: 30.
• Friday: Cold in the morning; sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.

📸 Around Plant City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plant City

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Thursday January 15

• Plant City Toastmasters
  Wesley Centre , 202 W. Reynolds St. , Plant City
  7:30 am
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 118 W. Reynolds St. , Plant City
  9:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Plant City Strawberry Classic Cruise-In
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 106 N Evers St , Plant City
  3:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Community Free Food Pantry
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 402 West English St. , Plant City
  6:00 pm
• Improvement League of Plant City CDC
  Bing House Museum , 205 South Allen Street , Plant City
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 22

• Plant City Toastmasters
  Wesley Centre , 202 W. Reynolds St. , Plant City
  7:30 am

📣 Plant City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 14

• Diabetes Support Group
  Lakeland Regional Health Kathleen Campus , 2400 Kathleen Rd , Lakeland
  12:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Book Discussion
  Seffner-Mango Branch Library , 410 N Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  11:00 am

Friday January 16

• 2026 Tampa Bay Rodeo's Bull Bash & Country Music Festival - Friday
  Greater Hillsborough County Fair , 215 Sydney Washer Rd , Dover
  5:00 pm
• Tampa Bay Rodeo’s Bull Bash & Country Music Festival
  Greater Hillsborough County Fair , 215 Sydney Washer Rd , Dover
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• The Central Florida Gun Show (Lakeland) — SUN 'n FUN Expo Campus
  4175 Medulla Rd , Lakeland
  2:00 pm
• 2026 Tampa Bay Rodeo's Bull Bash & Country Music Festival - Saturday
  Greater Hillsborough County Fair , 215 Sydney Washer Rd , Dover
  6:45 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Lakeland Senior Dance Club
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Well, it looks like there's a new text scam out there.
  I've received three from different "recruiters" so far. A couple were from Randstad, and one was from Amazon. They offer unbelievable salaries for… (Nextdoor Walden Lake)
• A fatal vehicle collision on the Howard Frankland Bridge resulted in one death and roadblocks reported on the westbound lanes.
  9:58PM on Jan 12: Alert: Motor vehicle collision reported at Howard Frankland Bridge. (Nextdoor )

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Maintenance Associate in Plant City. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member - Cashier/Sales Associate/Retail in Plant City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plant City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Valrico

• What does Ron DeSantis hope to achieve in his final legislative session? (newsfromthestates.com)

Seffner

• Hillsborough County Commemorates Florida Arbor Day with Educational Workshop and Tree Giveaway in Seffner (hoodline.com)

Lakeland

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-- The Patch AM Team

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