Residents who oppose a proposed Dollar General store in north Plant City gave city leaders plenty to think about during the Plant City Commission’s Oct. 28 meeting. Armed with a presentation City Commissioner Billy Keel said was one of the most impressive he had seen from a resident, Steve Jones cited several reasons the rezone […]
Continue ReadingOBITUARY: Helen Lynn Miller
Helen Lynn Miller, 94, of Plant City, died Oct. 25, 2013. She was born in 1919, in Collins, Ga., and relocated to Plant City with her family as a teenager. She was a lifelong member of Hopewell Baptist Church and loved her fellow parishioners. She was devoted to her family and friends, and she loved […]
Continue ReadingOBITUARY: Clinton Elton ‘Red’ Tanner
Clinton Elton “Red” Tanner, 84, of Plant City, died Oct. 27, 2013, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. He was born March 12, 1929, in Plant City, to the late Wesley and Jewell Gill Tanner. He had been married to his high school sweetheart, Lurline Sheffield Tanner for 62 years. She survives. Mr. Tanner served in […]
Continue ReadingOBITUARY: Eddie Raymond Bacon
Eddie Raymond Bacon, 84, of Plant City, died Oct. 22, 2013. He is survived by his son, Ronnie (Pam); grandson, Ronnie Jr. (Sandra); great-grandchildren, Samantha, Tyler, Hayley and Matthew; and sisters, Dorothy and Ruby. He was preceded in death by his wife, Celia. A Celebration of Life was held Oct. 28, at Hopewell Funeral Home, […]
Continue ReadingOBITUARY: Grady Lester Exum
Grady Lester Exum, 90, died Oct. 23, 2013, in Gainesville. He was born Aug. 12, 1923, in Omega, Ga., to George and Susan (Cravey) Exum. He was married for 67 years to his loving wife, Louise (Lott), who survives. He is also survived by two sons, Jack Exum (Peggy) and Wayne Exum (Sandy); three sisters, […]
Continue ReadingOBITUARY: Kathleen J. Sapp
Kathleen J. Sapp, 91, died on her birthday, Oct. 19, 2013. She was born on Oct. 19, 1922, in Towns, Ga. She was a homemaker and member of the Church on the Rock of Plant City. She is survived by two daughters, Lorene Smith and Catherine Beal (Ron); one son, Marvin Sapp (Carol); 11 grandchildren, […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Dart Container plans $14M Plant City expansion
Dart Container Corporation announced plans to expand its existing presence in eastern Hillsborough County with the construction of a 400,000-square-foot warehouse, in Plant City. Dart is investing $14 million in the project, and up to two dozen new jobs are expected to result from the expansion. “Since opening our manufacturing facility in 1983, Dart has […]
Continue ReadingDeputies discover deer poacher
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Mulberry man Oct. 25, for hunting deer out of season. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Dalton Gant, 19, was arrested for armed trespassing on private property. At about 10:30 a.m. Oct. 25, deputies Dean Cary and Roy Johnson, assigned to the Hillsborough County Parks Unit, were patrolling in the area of […]
Continue ReadingMosaic to acquire phosphate business from CF Industries
The Mosaic Company announced Oct. 28, a definitive agreement to acquire the phosphate business of CF Industries Inc., for a combined $1.4 billion. The sale includes CF Industries’ Plant City Phosphate Complex, the 22,000-acre South Pasture phosphate mine and beneficiation plant in Hardee County, and ammonia terminal and finished product warehouse facilities in Tampa. “This […]
Continue ReadingTomlin dons pink for cancer cause
Students at Tomlin Middle School showed their support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink. The school’s yearbook staff snapped this lovely photo of the student body outside of the school.
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