Visions Golf, LLC., the company that owns two 18-hole golf courses in Walden Lake, has made a motion to dismiss an amended complaint filed on June 15. The plaintiffs who initiated the complaint include the Walden Lake Community Association (WLCA), the non-profit Walden Lake Community Preservation, Inc. (WLCP) and the following individuals: Bruce Garceau, George […]
Continue ReadingNine-year-old accidentally shot
On July 1, three children were at a home at 5721 Turkey Tree Lane when one was accidentally shot with a .45-caliber handgun. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. The children, 13, 11 and 9, were home alone. Their mother and 18-year-old sister were both at work. Earlier in the day, the mother’s boyfriend […]
Continue ReadingGrace Manor to expand
Plant City’s active retirement living community, Grace Manor at Hunter’s Creek, is expanding. The new addition will be an affordable, state of the art assisted living facility, and will be built directly behind the existing 48 single-unit homes. It has not been determined yet if the new building will be one or two stories high, […]
Continue ReadingCity remembers Westley Hancock, owner of Bruce’s Barber Shop
Westley Hancock always joked that he would make his wife, Emily Hancock, the best barber in town. “He was one of a kind,” Emily Hancock said. “He was full of life.” The late owner of Bruce’s Barbershop, died Tuesday, June 16 at home. Although the medical examiner’s report has not yet been released, officials believe […]
Continue ReadingFFA member raising money to attend D.C. conference
In sixth grade, Haley Riley quivered in her boots at the mere thought of public speaking. Today, she is the vice president of Durant High School’s Future Farmers of America chapter, and has competed in public speaking at the local, district and state levels. “It’s been an amazing journey,” Haley said. Now a junior in […]
Continue ReadingHometown Hero: Runs in the family
Plant City residents know Dr. Timothy Conway III, of Conway & Mathews P.A., for his outstanding dentistry service, which has been a staple in the Plant City community since 1977. Lesser known is Timothy Conway’s service to his country. The Plant City dentist served in the Florida Army National Guard from 1988 to 2009, where […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Commission approves homeless dinner program move
At the City Commission meeting Monday, June 22, commissioners unanimously voted to approve a motion that will move a program that feeds those in need at a Plant City park to the Winter Visitors Center beginning July 1. The program, called Friends in the Park, consists of churches and other organizations that meet at Veterans’ […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Jose Rodriguez Lopez
Jose Rodriguez Lopez, 56, of Dover, died Saturday, June 20, 2015 at his home. A native of Tabasco, Mexico, he was the son of Andres Rodriguez Gutierrez and Amelia Lopez Juarez. He is survived by his wife, Alicia Jeronimo de la Cruz; children, Alexander Rodriguez Jeronimo, Jose Andres Rodriguez Alejandro and Fabian Rodriguez Alejandro; and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Mckaylee Nicole Carlisle
Mckaylee Nicole Carlisle, 3, died June 17, 2015 in Plant City. She is survived by her mother, Natalie Kline; father, Michael Carlisle (Kayla); sister, Paizly; grandparents, Tammy Sullivan, Michael Carlisle, Tracy Murphy, Harold Kline, and Danny and Tammy Stringer; great-grandparents, Margaret and Wolfgang Plies, Oscar and Betty Sullivan, and Irene Lee; uncles, John Carlisle and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Perry Elliot Johnson
Perry Elliot Johnson, 81, of High Springs, Florida, and formerly of Plant City, died June 5, 2015 in Gainesville. He was a 1951 graduate of Plant City High School and a 1955 graduate of the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Gators football team. He was a teacher, real estate broker […]
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