Plant City Observer
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VOLUME 6, NO. 130
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FREE • THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED IN MANN BUILDING PCFR immediately responded to a fire in the Mann Building in historic downtown on Jan. 11.
BREANNE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
A fire sparked to life in the wee hours of the morning on Jan. 11 in the Mann Building in historic downtown on Reynolds Street. Smoke wafted out of the old building and the fire department saw a stream of water flowing from Mr. Sebas Ice Cream Store. There was an attempt to
get access to keys to get into the building and the firefighters eventually forced entry into the ice cream store, according to the incident report. The water was there, but there were no active sprinklers. So the second floor was entered. The hallways were clear, no smoke barred the way and the historic doors — all of which were locked — were opened before the department entered a suite toward one end of the hall.
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2021 JUNIOR ROYALTY PAGEANT
JUSTIN KLINE
The 2021 Junior Royalty Queen and court passed their crowns to the next generation on Saturday night. SEE PAGE 11
SPORTS/ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The start of the new year always brings the passing of the crowns from one generation of Plant City royalty to the next, and the 2021 Junior Royalty Pageant kept that tradition alive after a year that was anything but.
After nearly five hours of a tough competition, four girls walked away with new titles and a new duty to represent Plant City. Bridget Mae McLaughlin was named 2021 Junior Royalty Queen and her court includes Princess Brooke Sidnei Browning, Duchess Danica Faith Gill and Baroness Carrigan Beau Brake.