By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Students in three choirs at Durant High School will maintain a rock-star scheduled as they celebrate the Christmas season with performances at three different theme parks. This month, the Plant City singers will bring their talents to Universal Studios, Epcot and Busch Gardens.
Continue ReadingTomlin celebrates new landscaping
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Tomlin Middle School students, faculty and parents celebrated the completion of a garden renovation project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 15, on the school campus.
Continue ReadingBROTHER IN BLUE: Former inmate inspires incarcerated
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor “I became an addict in an instant,” Plant City native Glenn Long says without blinking. The matter-of-fact delivery echoes in the room. He is used to sharing his story.
Continue ReadingTwelve Plant City students receive Jan Henrick Award
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Between science fair geniuses, all-star athletes and drama queens, it can be easy for a high-schooler to feel lost in the mix — especially if a student has to overcome unusual odds and hard life situations. But for 12 students at Plant City High School, it was a proud […]
Continue ReadingNo charges filed in Thorpe shooting
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor A bonfire burns in the backyard of the home at 7427 Burnt Barn Ave. It crackles and flickers — much like the bonfire the Thorpe family started on Nov. 24. That was the night Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a call from 17-year-old Channing Thorpe, who reported he had […]
Continue ReadingCircus Specatcle
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor It was the Sunday before elections, and like many other political candidates, Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham was feeling stressed. So his wife, Devon, suggested the couple go see Cirque Italia Act XII at the Museum of Science and Industry, in Tampa.
Continue ReadingCops Corner 11.29.12
NOV. 21 PRY, PRY AGAIN 1400 block of North Wheeler Street. Attempted Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) attempted to break into the hair salon. The owner found pry marks on the front and back door. No entry made, but the suspect caused about $200 in damage.
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.29.12
Simon Caldwell, Josephine Carvalho, Anthony James Hitson, Lori Holgate, Jimmy E. Meeks, Peggy W. Richertson, Eula Tillman Seeds and Christopher Channing Thorpe
Continue ReadingHope Lutheran serves up hurricane relief
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor When Hope Lutheran Fellowship team leader Cathie Warner learned that Hurricane Sandy had left millions of people without electricity, water and even homes, it touched her heart and reminded her of her mission trips to faraway lands.
Continue ReadingRaulerson a man of his word
For newly elected Florida state Rep. Dan Raulerson, a bet is a bet. The former mayor and city commissioner — a diehard Florida State University fan — appeared at Monday’s commission meeting sporting a Gator blue-and-orange tie.
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