Plant City High School’s Kellyanne Hurst was among the nine students selected by U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross last month, to tour Washington, D.C., as part of the Congressional Classroom. The tour, which took place Sept. 14 to 18, included stops at the U.S. Capitol, Arlington Cemetery, the U.S. Supreme Court and the Pentagon. The students […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Doris Ann Baldwin
Doris Ann Baldwin, 77, died Sept. 17, 2013. She was born Nov. 4, 1935, in Rose Hill, N.C., to the late John Robert and Fisher Wells Mathis. Mrs. Baldwin married Luther Wilson Baldwin, who preceded her in death. She moved in 1980, to Plant City, and became a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, where […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Orion Lee Franklin
Orion Lee Franklin, 84, died Sept. 23, 2013. Born June 7, 1929, to the late Pernell and Ellie Franklin, in Plant City, he was a longtime resident of Fort Myers. He owned and operated his own drywall/construction business. He loved his family gatherings, hunting, fishing, flying, creating/inventing and working with his hands. He was a member and deacon of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Roy E. Moore
Roy E. Moore, 60, of Plant City, died Sept. 27, 2013. He was the son of the late Roy E. and Florine Yarberry Moore Sr. Mr. Moore was a handyman and enjoyed giving his time to family, friends and his church. He was a veteran of both the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy. He […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Evelyn R. Ragsdale
Evelyn R. Ragsdale, 89 of Plant City, died on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Born June 18, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Minnie Heiter Ryals Sr. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jack F. Ragsdale. Survivors include a nephew, Harvey Allan (Janice) Ryals; nieces, Cindy Fitzpatrick and Dale […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Maxwell ‘Max’ Ellis Tate
Maxwell “Max” Ellis Tate, 72 of Plant City, died Sept. 24, 2013, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born Oct. 22, 1940, in Rome, Ga., he was the son of the late Claude and Myrtle Manning Tate. He was the husband of Sylvia Grooms Tate, who survives. Mr. Tate was a veteran of the U.S. Air […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man arrested in hit-and-run fatality
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Ryan Scott Pottinger, 30, of Plant City, for the hit-and-run death of Santiago Sanchez-Lopez, 80. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Sanchez-Lopez was walking east across Sydney Dover Road, when Pottinger traveled southbound at about 50 mph in a 1986 Ford Ranger. Investigators say Pottinger struck Sanchez-Lopez in the center of the roadway and fled the scene. Sanchez-Lopez was […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Police make arrest in Plant City homicide
The Plant City Police Department has arrested 23-year-old David Gabriel Coleman and charged him with second-degree murder for his involvement in a homicide that occurred overnight Sept. 30, at 1516 Plantation Grove Court, Woodbridge Apartments. Detectives say the victim, 24-year-old Tiffany April Lamar, of Plant City, died of upper body trauma, after becoming involved in a domestic […]
Continue ReadingPlant City MidFlorida robbed
Plant City Police Department detectives are searching for the man who robbed the Plant City MidFlorida Credit Union today. According to police reports, the suspect entered the credit union, 2903 James L. Redman Parkway, just after noon, Sept. 27. The suspect is described as a black male, 35 to 40 years old, 6 feet […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Albert L. Larkin
Albert L. Larkin, 65, died unexpectedly on Aug. 30, 2013. He was born in Evergreen Park, Ill, and moved in 1981, to Florida with his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. We will always love and miss him. He was a loving father and friend. He is survived by […]
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