Milton Charles Schuett Jr., 73, of Plant City died June 22, 2015 at his home. A native of Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Milton and Garnet DuKate Schuett. He was the husband of his beloved wife of 46 years, Emma Lou Case Schuett. She survives. He served in the United States […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Mattie Rittenhouse
Mattie Rittenhouse, 93, died Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born in Glenwood, Georgia on November 13, 1921. She loved music, playing guitar, and even writing songs and poems in the 1970s. She loved sewing, crocheting, drawing and painting. She especially loved reading her Bible. Survivors include her daughter, Cathy Hutchinson; grandson, Jason Rittenhouse; two […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sally Mittan
Sally Mittan, 48, of Dover, and formerly of Georgetown, Kentucky, died June 30, 2015. Ms. Mittan was a member of the Cowboy Church and was a horse trainer for Turkey Creek Stables. She is survived by her children, Larry Mittan (Stephanie), Katie Mittan (Michael), Lacy Mittan, Destiny Smith and Kyle Mallard; mother, Peggy Womack (Luke […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Nikiya Sioux Fowler
Nikiya Sioux Fowler, 19, died July 1, 2015. Ms. Fowler is survived by her mother and stepfather, Areita and Charles Crowell, of Plant City; father, Shane Fowler, of Lithia; maternal grandparents, Nancy Ward, of Plant City, and Fred Sabin, of Zephyrhills; paternal grandparents, Bonnie Fowler, of Lithia, and George Fowler, of Sparta; sisters, Cheyenne Reagan […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Charles L. Drake
Charles L. Drake, 89, died July 5, 2015. Mr. Drake was born in Miami, and he later relocated to Orlando, and then to Plant City to be near his daughter. He was a USCG veteran of World War II. After serving his country he took a job with Southern Bell Telephone Co. He retired from […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Efrain Soto, Sr.
Efrain Soto Sr., 55, of Plant City, died June 22, 2015. Mr. Soto was born in Matamoros, Mexico in 1959. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Irma Soto; children, Efrain Soto Jr., Saul Soto (Yvette), Carolina Soto (Herman) and Marissa Soto (Raul); eight grandchildren; and four siblings. The family received friends June […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Philip Wayne Thompson
Philip Wayne Thompson, 65, of Plant City, died July 5, 2015 at his home. Mr. Thompson was a foreman in construction and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 101st Airborne, Rangers. A native of Lakeland, Florida, he was the son of the late Joseph Sr. and Suzette DeSilva Thompson. He […]
Continue ReadingBusinesses seek support for a main street program
The non-profit Plant City Downtown Business and Merchants Association has tried before to make Plant City’s downtown district a thriving shopping center, with mixed results. But David Schultz, the manager of the curated boutique marketplace Plant City Mercantile in downtown Plant City, has stepped up to promote another program to improve downtown’s economic structure and […]
Continue ReadingPlant City resident chosen as Volunteer of the Year
Plant City resident Dean D’Errico works two jobs but only gets a paycheck for one of them. D’Errico works for his own nonprofit company, Many Hands Inc., a home and auto repair ministry of which he is the vice president. It is this job that earned him the 2015 Volunteer of the Year from C&S […]
Continue ReadingNew Fire Place
In 1968 in Plant City, a state-of-the-art, fully furnished fire station was beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. But as of June 25, that fire station exists: a modern facility that boasts room for two fire teams, a fully equipped kitchen and a safe room for disasters. The new fire station, Station 25, belongs to the Hillsborough […]
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