🌱 Patch AM: 178 Plant City warehouse jobs are disappearing this October

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In today's newsletter:

• Major Lakeland-based logistics company is laying off 178 at warehouse
• Traffic stop in Plant City uncovers large drug and weapons stash
• Plant City families remember several beloved community members this week

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 72.
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Major Lakeland-based logistics company is laying off 178 at warehouse (newschief.com) — A major logistics employer is cutting 178 jobs at its Plant City distribution center on County Line Road, with layoffs taking effect October 15. Most affected roles are forklift operators, though the company says workers can apply for jobs with the client taking over operations. Local families tied to warehouse work could feel a significant impact.
   

• Traffic Stop Leads To Major Drug, Weapons Cache And Arrest In Plant City (tampafp.com) — Hillsborough County deputies say a routine traffic stop in Plant City uncovered cocaine in a vehicle and led to a search of a local home, where they seized more drugs, cash, and several firearms. A 33-year-old man now faces serious trafficking and weapons charges, and investigators removed illegal automatic conversion devices from circulation in the community.
   

• Obituaries 08.27.26 (plantcityobserver.com) — Several local families are mourning loved ones with deep ties to Plant City, including residents Daniel Charles Fitzpatrick and Janet Marie Calvello, and Lakeland native Barbara Jean Hinson Wynn, who was born in Plant City. Another longtime resident, Sheilah Platzer, is remembered for her devotion to family and Golden Retrievers, with donations encouraged to a Lakeland dog club in her honor.
   

📸 Around Plant City

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Monday September 14
• Bonsai & Brews at Keel Farms | Plant City →
  Keel Farms, 5202 Thonotosassa Rd, Plant City
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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
  Springhead Plant City, FL 33566
• Community Free Food Pantry
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce 402 West English St. Plant City, FL 33563
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Connect & Grow (Leads Group)
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Plant City Chamber Office 2504 Walden Woods Dr. Plant City, Florida 33566
  8:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Picture Day
  Springhead Plant City, FL 33566
• Plant City Toastmasters
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Wesley Centre 202 W. Reynolds St. Plant City, FL 33563 (1st floor entrance on Evers St. side, across from Cameron Financial Management)
  7:30 am
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Plant City Chamber of Commerce 2504 Walden Woods Drive Plant City, FL 33566
  9:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day/Non-Student Day
  Lincoln Plant City, FL 33563

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
  Nelson Dover, FL 33527
• Chorus Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
  Valrico , FL 33594
  12:55 pm
• Art Club Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
  Valrico , FL 33594
  12:55 pm
• SAC Meeting
  Colson Seffner, FL 33584
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Attention neighbors on Longfellow Drive in Walden Lake Community.
  Holly and I both live on Longfellow Drive. We went door to door From 10:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. today on Longfellow Drive on both sides of Thackery… (Nextdoor Walden Lake)

• Sysco posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Plant City. Apply here.
• US Water Services Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician-Water/Wastewater in Plant City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plant City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Seffner

• Florida Man Records Massive Soda Spill at Coca-Cola Warehouse, Is Fired: 'Do You Guys Get To Drink the Soda After?' (thenerdstash.com)

Lakeland

• What to Do After a Car Accident in Lakeland, FL? (legalreader.com)
• Lakeland Highlands Hospital expands neuroscience program with new specialists (wftv.com)
• Lkld Lore: The Parrot Has Been Home to Lakeland's LGBTQ+ Community Since 1969 (lkldnow.com)

Tampa

• Tampa Bay Rays' $2.3B Stadium Deal Approved By Tampa, Hillsborough Officials (patch.com)
• 3 Tampa Teens Charged As Adults In Attempted Murder Of Homeless Man: State Attorney (patch.com)
• 13 FL Colleges Make Princeton Review's 2027 Best List (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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