What’s the most important position in football, outside of the quarterback? That falls on the offensive line — the guys responsible for keeping the quarterback on his feet. And no one on a line has a deeper role to play than the center. Ben Gude, described by his coaches as the “heart and soul” of […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Linda Wheelock
Linda Wheelock and her boyfriend, Ralph Cosier, submitted this photo of the whimsical sculpture outside Bruton Memorial Library. The Plant City Times & Observer and Grimes Hardware have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will have their photo featured and receive a $15 gift certificate to Grimes Hardware’s Strawberry […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 08.22.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. AUG. 1 MARY JANE’S LAST DANCE Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Baker Street. Possession of Drugs. The officer completed a traffic stop. Upon approach of the vehicle, he could smell marijuana. A search of the vehicle yielded […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Plant City church youth volunteer arrested for child porn
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a youth volunteer with Plant City’s Church on the Rock for possession of child pornography. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Computer Crimes detectives arrested Aug. 20, 28-year-old Jay Howell Bloodworth, 28, of Lakeland, and charged him with two counts of possession of child pornography. Bloodworth is an active member of […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Scotland
SCOTLAND. Matt and Joyce Nestor took their favorite newspaper to the Queen’s View, high in the Perthshire Highlands of Scotland. The Nestors spent two weeks in Europe, touring the World War I battlefields and memorials around Ieper, Belgium, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI, and the villages and fields around Ste. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Shirley Anderson
Shirley Anderson, 64, of Lithia, died Aug. 13, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Anderson. She is survived by her children, Billy Jo Garrity (Todd), of Valrico, and John Roberts (Tracy), of Ft. Lonesome; mother, Esther Holman, of Lakeland; brother, Russell Ball (Mary), of Lakeland; and grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Brittney, Ely, Hunter […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Ardelle S. Brock
Ardelle S. Brock, 88, died Aug. 14, 2014, at home. She was born in Wintersburg, Calif., to Charley Lee and Irma L. (Silas) Sutherland. She married Delbert Brock, who is deceased. She is survived by two sons, Kevin Brock and Brian Brock (Sheila); a daughter, Candace Henderson (Johnnie); and one brother, Cody Sutherland. A funeral […]
Continue ReadingObituary: William ‘Tiny’ H. Brown Jr.
William “Tiny” H. Brown Jr., 76, died Aug. 17, 2014, surrounded by family. Mr. Brown is predeceased by his mother, Jewel G. Spoto; father, William H. Brown Sr.; stepfather, Steve C. Spoto; grandmother, Nona B. Jones; and brother, Ray Brown. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife of 50 years, Glenda; sons, William Keith (Patti) […]
Continue ReadingObituary: JoAnne Crocker
JoAnne Crocker, 85, of Plant City, died Aug. 15, 2014. She was born in Evergreen, Ala. She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Plant City. She was preceded in death by her husband Harrell Crocker; and daughter, Marche Farnsworth. She is survived by her son-in-law, James L. Farnsworth, of Lakeland; granddaughters, Aleasha […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Calvin Ray Dent
Calvin Ray Dent, 86, of Plant City and formerly of Winfield, W. Va., died Aug. 19, 2014, at Health Center of Plant City. Born Feb. 9, 1928, in St. Albans, W. Va., he was the son of the late W.H. and Mabel McComas Dent. He was the husband of the late Betty Graves Dent. Mr. […]
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