Virginia Harris Going, 79, of Plant City, died Sept. 16, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Jack Going; children, Peggy Pippin (Larry), Diane Keene, Debbie Solomon and David Trudell (Delta); siblings, Helen Kinman and Johnny Everidge; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Don Going. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Ira V. ‘I.V.’ Roberts
Ira V. “I.V.” Roberts, 80, of Plant City, died Sept. 9, 2014. He was an operating engineer, a “backyard mechanic” and a member of Tampa IUOE Local 925. He was devoted to his family, a man of integrity and insight, and full of humor. These traits, along with his compassion and generosity, are his legacy. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Joy G. Taylor
Joy G. Taylor, 86, of Plant City, died Sept. 9, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan E. Taylor, and son, Stephen Taylor. She is survived by her daughter, Joy Lynn Henderson and grandson, Derek Thomas. Private interment was at Sunset Memory Gardens. Condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.
Continue ReadingObituary: Linda D. Wells
Linda D. Wells, 87, of Asheville, N.C., died Sept. 13, 2014, at her home. A native of Plant City, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Mary Sue DeVane. She was an alumnus of Florida State University Class of 1948, where she received a degree in education. After 20 years of teaching, she […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Delta D. Loyd
Delta D. Loyd, 74, died Sept. 12, 2014, at home. She was born April 5, 1940, in Plant City, to Jay and Mildred (Williams) Crofton. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Loyd was married to Danny Loyd for 42 years. Along with her husband, she is survived by son, William Kirk Loyd; daughter, Sandra […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Annifaye Gatlyn ‘Faye’ Hall
Annifaye Gatlyn “Faye” Hall, 82, of Plant City, and born in Lithia, died Sept. 15, 2014. She was a charter member of Faith Temple Assembly of God, sang gospel music in the group, “Gatlyn Sisters,” and was a volunteer with Plant City’s Support Our Soldiers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glynn Hall; […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry fumigant odor eliminated this season
Plant City has once again entered strawberry growing season, and families will soon join in the area’s long history of picking berries together and attending the Florida Strawberry Festival. In 2013 and this year, a new product has helped growers produce those sweet berries: a soil fumigant called Paladin. Paladin is used to suppress weeds, […]
Continue ReadingHOMETOWN HERO: Returned to Base
Don Walden, 86, is a fifth-generation Plant City native. He traveled all over the world during his military career, but nothing could stop him from returning to his geographical roots, where he is now known for his leadership and involvement in a long list of community organizations. “It’s home,” Walden said. “The lifelong friends … […]
Continue ReadingCity pulls plug on McCall Wi-Fi
If Plant City residents and visitors want to connect a mobile device to the Internet in the downtown district, they will have to enter a business that offers Wi-Fi to its customers. The public Wi-Fi installed in McCall Park will be taken down within the next month. The Wi-Fi equipment was installed about 10 years […]
Continue ReadingPark improvements near completion
Four Plant City parks have been undergoing simultaneous makeovers, and Interim City Manager Dave Sollenberger hopes to wrap up plans for these projects before he passes his responsibilities onto new city manager Mike Herr at the end of September. “It’s just kind of a convergence of several things coming together at the same time, kind […]
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