Cutest Critter: Sophia Rose Philbin
Sophie Rose Philbin is an adorable “morkie.” Turkey Creek Animal Hospital and Animal Wellness Center have partnered to present a weekly Cutest Critter Contest. Entering is simple: Just submit a high-resolution photo (200 dpi or better) and a sentence or two about why your pet is the cutest. Include your name and contact information. Winners […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Jim Chancey
Jim Chancey and his granddaughter, Parker, like to pick blueberries in their backyard in Walden Lake. Jim wins a free car wash from Octopus Car Wash. He can claim the wash with an ID at Octopus Car Wash, 1503 S. Collins St. Do you have a picture that sums up the personality of Plant […]
Continue ReadingPlaying in the Puddles
Does your front yard resemble the Everglades? A river of grass? Are white ibis, probing for crayfish and minnows, wading through the fresh-water estuary that used to be your back lawn? Do you need to don your muck boots just to get the newspaper? Welcome to Central Florida, summer of 2015. Not since 2004 when […]
Continue ReadingLawyer John Germany, driving force behind downtown Tampa library, dies at 92
By Patty Ryan | Tampa Bay Times His diagnosis came only this month. Incurable cancer. At 92, John F. Germany began to say his goodbyes. Young lawyers and old friends dropped by to see him and his family gathered around. But there were final instructions from the man who founded downtown Tampa’s public library and […]
Continue ReadingTwo brothers dead in Thonotosassa shooting
By Times Staff The men involved in a shooting Tuesday, Aug. 25, at a Thonotosassa mansion were brothers Scott and Todd Tomlinson, Hillsborough Sheriff’s officials said. Todd Tomlinson, 53, was killed by deputies after he waved a gun at them, authorities said. As the deputies then went to investigate inside the house, his younger brother, […]
Continue ReadingSunshine Bank appoints senior vice president
Bill Cloyd has been appointed as senior vice president of commercial lending. In his role, Cloyd will be responsible for commercial lending and new business development. “Bill is well respected in the community, and his expertise in the commercial lending arena will be a tremendous asset to our organization,” David Houston, regional president of Polk […]
Continue ReadingPlant City YMCA appoints new membership director
JJ Myers is the new membership director for the Plant City Family YMCA. Myers comes to the Plant City YMCA from Rochester, New York, where he most recently served as membership director at the YMCA of Greater Rochester. Myers started his career in sales and found his niche in the nonprofit sector with the YMCA, where he […]
Continue ReadingOne dead after car collides with train
UPDATE: The man who died after being hit in his vehicle by a train has been identified as Toriano Dempsey, 42, of Mulberry. By Times Staff An Amtrak train struck a vehicle Monday, Aug. 24, killing its unidentified driver, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The train was crossing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Jordan Road […]
Continue ReadingTwo Walden Lake residents dead in apparent murder-suicide
Two people were found dead in their Walden Lake home Sunday, Aug. 23, in an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Plant City Police Department. At about 8:17 p.m. the Plant City Police Department received a 911 call in reference to the discovery of a woman dead inside of the home at 1904 N. Golfview Drive. When police […]
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