Vickie Vasquez, 46, of Plant City, died March 20, 2015, at Community Care Center. A native of Avon Park, she was the daughter of Wilbur Johnson and Geraldine Cheshire. Survivors include daughters, Joanna and Heather Vasquez; siblings, Della Tomb, Gwenda Barton, Suzanne Gray and Benton Lee Byers Jr.; companion, Stanley Oliver; and four grandchildren. Services […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Adrianna Iglesias ‘Audrey’ Miles
Adrianna Iglesias “Audrey” Miles, 57, of Plant City, and formerly Glendale, California, died March 20, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Dr. John Robert Miles; children, Melissa Rubio, Autumn Starr Raveira and John Robert Miles Jr.; stepchildren, Sheila Miles Dial and David Jackson Miles; grandson, Julian Alexander Rubio; mother, Helena Ramirez Iglesias; and siblings, Robert […]
Continue ReadingObituary: JoAnn R. ‘Bug’ Stanton
JoAnn R. “Bug” Stanton, 75, of Plant City, died March 23, 2015. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. She loved her family and enjoyed cooking for her grandchildren. She is survived by her children, Charlotte Burns (Jimmy), Charles R. “Bobby” Stanton Jr. and Rhonda Dykes (Tracy); grandchildren, Kevin Burns (Shannon), Sgt. Brian Burns USMC (Nicole), Amanda Burns […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Edwina Wright
Edwina Wright, 66, of Plant City, died March 17, 2015, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Milledgeville, Georgia. Mrs. Wright was a champion for and loved all animals, especially cats. She was a faithful friend to many and was loved by everyone that had the privilege to meet her. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Johnathan R. Walker
Johnathan Randall Walker, 25, of Plant City, died March 15, 2015, in Mulberry. He was born January 11, 1990, in Brandon. His life is celebrated by his most loving parents, Patrick John Walker and Dawn Michelle Walker; sister, Nicole Dawn Walker; the love of his life, Elizabeth Kayla Ward; and their two fur babies, Molly […]
Continue ReadingStudent ‘cleans up’ at invention competition
The emphasis on STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — has been growing in educational institutions in recent years because of the current and future demand for workers in these industries. Thanks to a local competition sponsored by University of South Florida, students in Plant City have been encouraged to follow their technological dreams […]
Continue ReadingBraelyn’s Brigade
Braelyn Hines cannot move and exercise as much as most children his age, but the swimming pool is where he truly blossoms. Although Braelyn does not always have access to a therapy pool, where he is motivated to exercise and improve his physical and mental health, his family is making sure that their “fish out […]
Continue ReadingPlant City woman advances in 2015 Miss America circuit
For the talent phase of her most recent pageant, Victoria Garren blew the audience away with a song called “Dirt Road Prayer,” by Lauren Alaina. “It talks about always having a place to go and a place to feel safe, so that song really connected with me,” Garren said. Although Plant City will always be […]
Continue ReadingPlant City to crown third Blueberry Queen
Although the Florida Strawberry Festival has just come to a close, berry lovers still have the Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival to look forward to this spring. And one young woman will reign over the festival as Miss Blueberry Queen. This will the be pageant’s third year. Organizer Julie Hasting said there is one way that […]
Continue ReadingWLCA preps for meeting, elections
In just a few weeks, the Walden Lake Community Association Board of Directors will be back to its full nine members, and the split votes that have plagued its meetings since late 2014 will cease. The annual meeting and board of directors election will be held April 9. Eight new candidates are running for the […]
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