A Plant City man was injured after failing to stop his motorcycle in Interstate 4 traffic. Michael Shane Perry, 42, was traveling eastbound in the inside lane near McIntosh road yesterday when traffic stopped in front of him. He attempted to stop his 2014 motorcycle and overturned it. He was ejected from it. Perry was not wearing […]
Continue ReadingFULL STORY: Arrest in 1979 murder brings closure to family
Orthneil Kelley still goes to the shady cemetery grass to visits his mother’s grave. He’s 39 now. But, he was just 4 years old when he lost her. It was 1979, when Charolette Kelley was strangled at her Plant City home. After 35 years, her cold case finally has been closed. The Plant City Police […]
Continue ReadingPlant City teen charged with DUI manslaughter in crash
The Plant City Police Department’s Traffic Management Unit made an arrest in a February traffic crash that occurred on North Alexander Street near Interstate 4. The crash resulted in the death of motorist, Keith A. Davis, 52, of Plant City. Jennifer Carvajal was arrested Aug. 21 and was charged with DUI manslaughter and no valid drivers’ license. After the arrest, […]
Continue ReadingYMCA to honor George Banning at 12th Strong Leader Award Dinner
For five days a week, George Banning is up with the rising sun, making it to the Plant City Family YMCA just in time for spin class. He even goes on Monday mornings, the same day he has Rotary Club meetings at 7 a.m. That means Banning is on the bike by 5:30 a.m. Banning’s […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Crest students return from European vacation
Twenty-three high school students and seven chaperones piled into cable cars to get to the top of the Alps. The view of natural Switzerland was amazing. But, the students were focused on something much more magnificent — a pile of snow. Many of the Floridians had never seen snow before. And those who had, never […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Lions Club pays hospital bill
The Plant City Lions Club was able to pay off the last of Gabriel Brannan-Buehl’s medical bills. Gabriel, 3, had lost one of his eyes to an eye cancer. The Lions Club raised $2,800 to cover the cost of his treatment at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, in Miami. “I know lions are courageous, but they […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Woman’s Club searching for a few good women
The Woman’s Club of Plant City already has a date, place and plan for its first event at Veterans Memorial Monument Park honoring women veterans. Now, all it needs are the veterans themselves. The club will be putting on a touching ceremony, Nov. 8. It will be free and open to the public, and the […]
Continue ReadingHope VBS lends a helping paw
Hope Lutheran Church’s vacation Bible school adopted a project to raise money for the K-9 Comfort Dog program of Lutheran Church Charities. Throughout the week of VBS, the children brought their offerings and placed them in the special “comfort dog bank,” designed by Hope member Libby Voigtmann. By the end of VBS, participants had collected […]
Continue ReadingDurant High School scores new music director
Bruce Herrmann winds his way through the Durant High School band room full of exhausted students. He steps over instrument cases as he makes his way to the back office. It was July. School hadn’t even started, but the marching band was already practicing for first semester football games under its new music director. “Our […]
Continue ReadingFULL STORY: Plant City commissioners select Michael Herr as new city manager
Five candidates and five hours later, Plant City commissioners agreed Aug. 19, to enter contract negotiations with the man they would like to see at the city’s helm. The commission selected Michael Herr, of Lakeland, as its top choice. Herr currently serves as public works and utility services administrator for the City of Tampa. The […]
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