Bernice Randall, 96, of Plant City, died July 11, 2015. Mrs. Randall was born in Flint, Michigan to Hiram and Bernice Landis. She served in the Women’s Army Corps during WWII. She attended St. Clement Catholic Church in Plant City. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Robert C. Randall, of Ashtabula, Ohio; […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Olin Wesley Britt
Olin Britt, 62, of Plant City, died July 14, 2015. Mr. Britt was retired from GTE/Verizon and attended Lone Oak Baptist Church in Plant City. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Sandi Britt. A celebration of life was held July 21 at Wells Memorial and Event Center in Plant City. Online […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Carlos M. Vidal
Carlos Miguel Arcangel Vidal y Gomez, 80, of Plant City, died July 11, 2015. Mr. Vidal was a proud graduate of Colegio Champanat in Camaguey, Cuba, where he was born and lived until 1961. He received his pilot’s license from the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1952 at 18. He began his […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Loretta Butters
Loretta Butters, 83, of Plant City, died July 8, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital. Mrs. Butters was the daughter of the late Vincent and Concetta DiLorenzo Checchia. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Breton (Carl); sister, Vinchenza Valleta; and grandchildren, Jamie Brenton, Carli Brenton and Natalia Laurie. Funeral services will be held privately at […]
Continue ReadingCommunity remembers Turkey Creek High’s Nevoline Cowan
When Nevoline Cowan was the dean of girls at Turkey Creek High School, it was a guarantee that students would stay on the right path. The stern but widely loved educator died on Tuesday, June 23, in Evansville, Indiana at the age of 99. She would have been 100 on Dec. 5, 2015. Ms. Cowan […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Esther Rosales Pervian
Esther Rosales Pervian, 77, of Plant City, died July 13, 2015. She is survived by a loving family. The family received friends July 17 at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. A celebration of life was held Saturday, July 18, at Hopewell Funeral Home. Interment followed at Hopewell Memorial Gardens in Plant City. Online condolences […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Forest C. Troutt
The Rev. Forest C. Troutt, 97, of Zephyrhills, and formerly of Plant City, died July 9, 2015. The Rev. Forest was a Plant City resident most of his life. He was a WWII United States Army Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Barbara Troutt; daughter, Deborah J. Revell (Les); […]
Continue ReadingCity to launch improved website, mobile app
Plant City’s website has been revamped and will soon be relaunched. At the City Commission meeting Monday, July 13, IT director Kent Andrel presented the new layout of the website, set to go live Thursday, July 23. “The site navigation is more user-friendly,” Andrel said. The new layout for the website is both more visual […]
Continue ReadingAnimal Lover
When the door to the shed that houses Clawesome PetSitting and Grooming swings open, the dogs are at attention. Rescue pit bull Stella wags her powerful tail. Mya, a shih tzu, has a glimmer in her eye despite the yeast infection and mange that irritate her skin. Other dogs waiting for their owners run to […]
Continue ReadingTomlin Takeover
Former Tomlin Middle School students who attended the school between 1993 and 2006 will remember their physical education teacher, the bubbly and outgoing Traci Durrance. Durrance began her career in education at Tomlin and later moved to become an assistant principal at Plant City High School, but she is headed back to her Tiger roots. […]
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