A few weeks ago, a student who was new to Simmons Career Center found herself in the office of Andrea Thurston, a guidance counselor at Simmons. Overwhelmed by the process of transferring and acclimating to her new academic responsibilities, she told Thurston she didn’t think she could do it. Thurston told the student that this […]
Continue ReadingLittle Miss Plant City to be crowned next week
It has been a great year for Little Miss Plant City 2014 Queen Lacie Collins and her court, but it is time for her to pass on that title to another girl who will have the opportunity to represent her town for the next year. Though Little Miss Plant City, sponsored by the Plant City […]
Continue ReadingRotary selects students for leadership programs
Each summer, the Rotary Clubs of Plant City sponsor students from Plant City High School to attend prestigious leadership programs both in and out of state, and this year’s participants have recently been selected and announced. Rotary clubs in Florida may each send one student to Seminar For Tomorrow’s Leaders (S4TL) and one student to […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Pamela ‘Michele’ Dees
Pamela “Michele” Dees, 48, of Plant City, died April 6, 2015. She loved her family and animals, and she enjoyed helping those less fortunate. She is survived by her parents, Ed and Karen Dees, and Gloria Lariscy Dykstra; sisters, Julie Buser Potter (Nick) and Emily Dees Griffin (Josh); nephews, John Cihaner, Bret D’Avignon, Jamal Cihaner, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Christopher Klink
Christopher Klink, 49, of Carbon Hill, Alabama, and formerly of Plant City, died March 30, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Kelly Godfrey Klink; children, Kyle Klink, John Jones and Ivie Leigh Klink; step-children, Evan Castle and Emily Tucker; parents, Jim and Betty Klink; sisters, Cherie Klink Trybalski and Candace Klink; and nine grandchildren, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: William Allen III
Rev. William Allen III, 52, of Lithia/Plant City, died March 31, 2015, at his home. A native of Lithia, he was the son of the late William Leroy Allen Jr. and Barbara Roney; she survives. Mr. Allen was the former pastor at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Ft. Meade. Other survivors include his beloved wife, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sibyl Bullock Connell
Sibyl Bullock Connell, 85 of Plant City, died April 1, 2015. She was born on her grandparents’ farm in Hastings. She graduated from Mellon High School in Palatka, and received her bachelor’s in education from Florida State University and her master’s from Peabody College. Her teaching career began at the Bardin School in Palatka. She […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Shirley Dalton
Shirley Dalton, 78, of Valrico, died March 25, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband, Charlie Joe Dalton; and sons, Carl Patrick Dalton and Mark Frederick Dalton. She is survived by her son, Bruce Dalton; and nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A funeral was held April 4, at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home. Entombment at Hillsboro […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Mary Josephine Petersen
Mary Josephine Petersen, 93, of Plant City, died April 5, 2015, at her home. A native of Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late George and Grace Hoenscheidt French. Ms. Petersen was a member of Freewill Baptist Church of Seffner. Survivors include daughters, Anita Hebert (William) and Marcia Bolton (Tom); and 19 grandchildren, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Eileen Maginnis
Eileen Maginnis, of Lithia, died March 22, 2015. After a valiant two-year fight, Mrs. Maginnis lost her battle to cancer this week. After a 30-year career as a nurse in New York, Mrs. Maginnis found new friends, new interests and the Tampa Bay Lightning. She leaves behind hundreds of saddened hearts, all of whom are […]
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