From being the victim of a crime, to suffering a possible concussion, and then losing his dog, October was not off to a good start for Josh Harrell. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, someone broke into his house. The whole place was ransacked, although fortunately, nothing seemed to be missing. The next morning, his dog, Ellie, […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake leaders select new management company
The Walden Lake Community Association Board of Directors voted Oct. 20, to enter into a contract with a new management company for 2015. The motion was to negotiate a contract with Greenacre Properties Inc. Five board members, including President Jim Chancey, voted in favor of the motion. Three board members voted against it, preferring to […]
Continue ReadingIndependence students collect gifts for veterans
Patients at a Tampa VA hospital will receive individual, hand-picked gifts this Veterans Day, thanks to the concern and initiative of students at one of Plant City’s smallest schools. It all began in Melanie Weitz and Donelle Casselman’s language arts classroom at Independence Academy. Weitz and Casselman had their eighth-graders read an article from Scholastic’s […]
Continue ReadingBlood-pressure check saves life at health fair
When the Plant City Woman’s Club hosted a health fair Saturday, Oct. 11, the organizer of the event did not know it would save her husband’s life. Lynn Connor is the chair of the club’s Home Life Community Services program. The program focuses on a different aspect of home life each month, and October’s emphases […]
Continue ReadingChurch hosts annual Antioch Days
East Thonotosassa Baptist Church is gearing up for its ninth annual Antioch Days, a pioneer-themed festival focused on fun and affordability. “It originated as a celebration of the founding of the church, which was in 1854,” lead pastor Jim Brady said. “But it evolved into a community festival, whereby the church could give back to […]
Continue ReadingRotary club hosts Russian health professionals
The Rotary clubs of Plant City hosted a cultural exchange this month by inviting a group of professionals from abroad to visit Plant City. “They’re young, and they’re from all over Russia,” said George Banning, a Plant City Daybreak Rotarian who hosted two of the delegates. This year was the second time the clubs have […]
Continue ReadingLebanon Baptist welcomes new pastor; remembers 73 years
Lebanon Baptist Church, a country congregation of about 30 that meets in a historic building on Forbes Road, celebrated its 73-year history Oct. 19. And, the church’s new pastor, Tim Partridge, was installed just in time to be at the reunion to meet the generations that have worshipped at Lebanon before him. Partridge has a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: William W. Carr
William Wayne Carr, 77, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. He was born March 16, 1937, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Maryellen Bryant and William Matthew Carr. He was a 1955 graduate from Turkey Creek High School in Plant City. He retired from Tampa Coca-Cola Bottling Company as a Division Manager and pioneered the “tell-sell” system that […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Barbara Balfour Brown
Barbara Balfour Brown, 72, died Oct. 18, 2014, of cancer. She was born in Suffern, New York, and was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Brown was predeceased by her husband, Robert Brown; and sister, Diane Nash. Survivors include daughters, Roberta Houseman (Anthony) and Jackie Hendrix (John); sister, Roberta Straut (Donald); and grandchild, Anna Houseman (Craig […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sue Greene
Sue Greene, 73, of Plant City, died Oct. 14, 2014, at Health Center of Plant City. Born April 26, 1941, in Plant City, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Carter and Celia Carter Crosby. She was the wife of Richard Greene; he survives. Also surviving are son, Tim Greene; daughter, Cindy Cigarran (Jerry); […]
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