Registration for the second annual Blueberry Festival Pageant sign up will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Keel and Curley Winery, 5202 Thonotosassa Road. The 7-to-9 and 10-to-11 age groups are full, so don’t delay for the other groups. Only 20 spots will be available in each age division, and […]
Continue ReadingCity honors board members
Plant City Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis honored nine residents for their long service on various boards during the City Commission’s Jan. 27 meeting. The honorees include: Marlene C. Baskin, Housing Authority (35 years) Randell L. Platt, Board of Adjustment (20 years) Judy Vogel, Board of Adjustment (20 years) Shelby Bender, Historic Resources Board (20 years) […]
Continue ReadingPlant City police arrest murder suspect
Plant City Police Department detectives charged 26 year-old Jarvis Duff, of Plant City, last week, with the murder of Edward Lewis. Lewis was found shot to death in August 2013, outside his Plant City home on West Warren Street. At the time, detectives believed the motive for the homicide was robbery. Duff has been charged […]
Continue ReadingSheriff’s Office completes 2014 GangNet
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested 13 gang members following its GangNet 2014 operation in District 2, which includes Plant City. Between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2, the Sheriff’s Office conducted warrant pick-ups, residential probation checks, curfew compliance checks and an increased presence in known gang areas, with both uniform and non-uniform personnel. Gang arrests […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Norman Guy Blount
Norman Guy Blount, 70, of Durant, died Feb. 1, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Durant and member of Pleasant Grove Assembly of God. He was retired from the Hillsborough County Road Department. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Andrea Maute Blount; children, Keith Blount and Kendra Blount Harrell (Glenn); and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Elizabeth Rose Buti
Elizabeth Rose Buti, 94, died Jan. 27, 2014, in Brandon. She was born on Nov. 6, 1919, in Tonawanda, N.Y., to Alexander and Elizabeth (Elek) Buti. She worked for more than 30 years as a civil servant for the U.S. government. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, in Tampa. She is survived […]
Continue ReadingObituary: James Alan Coleman
James Alan Coleman, 62, died Jan. 13, 2014, in Plant City. He was born July 5, 1951, in Blytheville, Ark., to Johnny Marshall Coleman and Nellie Ann (Johnston) Coleman. He is survived by Bill and Anita, his aunt and uncle. There are no services scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Mary Jean Gardner
Mary Jean Gardner, 85, of Plant City, died Jan. 29, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert “H.S.” Gardner; and son, Danny Gardner. She is survived by a daughter, Peggy Adams; grandchildren, Jake (Melissa), Nathan (Charlotte), Jered, Jennifer (Chris) and Shanna Jean; and great-grandchildren, Hannah, Avery, Guy, Grayson, Grier, Landin, Raylann and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Jessie Herring
Jessie Herring, 80, died Feb. 1, 2014, in Tampa. He was born Oct. 15, 1933, in Alapaha, Ga., to Eugene and Agnes (Harper) Herring. He married Marilyn (Clark) Herring. Mr. Herring retired as ball mill operator for American Lacquer. He was a member of Sharon Baptist Purity Church, in Cork. He is survived by his wife of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Marie E. Kelsey
Marie E. Kelsey, 95, of Plant City, died Jan. 29, 2014. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Clement Catholic Church, where she volunteered for My Brother’s Keeper and the Florida Strawberry Festival. She was a Pink Lady at South Florida Baptist Hospital, with more than 4,000 hours of service. She retired from the Hillsborough […]
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