WALDEN LAKE JULY 1 PISTOL PILFERED 2000 block of Country Club Drive. Vehicle Burglary/Theft of a Firearm. A Smith and Wesson .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol was stolen out of an unlocked 2004 Ford Ranger truck by unknown suspect(s). JULY 4 RING REMOVED 2700 block of Aston Avenue. Vehicle Burglary. The victim heard a car alarm at […]
Continue ReadingPlant City band seeks new members
Plant City High School’s marching band and color guard are seeking new members. Band Director Jackie Worley currently is recruiting new members for the 2013-2014 school year. No experience is needed — only a passion for music and a willingness to work hard. For more, call (813) 757-9370, Ext. 282.
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: TB case reported at USF
A confirmed case of tuberculosis, involving a University of South Florida student on the Tampa campus, has been reported to the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County. Currently, the student is undergoing TB drug therapy, recovering in isolation and is no longer a health risk to others. With assistance from the university, the Florida Department of Health — Hillsborough […]
Continue ReadingMulberry man dies in late-night crash
One Mulberry man died after he was ejected from his vehicle late last night, on State Road 60 west of Bugg Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, at 11:18 p.m. July 15, Prisco Teodoro-Eligio, 34, and Fernanda Faustino Oritz, 29, both of Mulberry, were traveling westbound in a 2000 Mazda MPV on S.R. 60, in the […]
Continue ReadingPlant City woman injured in I-275 head-on collision
One Plant City woman is hospitalized after she crashed, head-on, into another vehicle early this morning, on Interstate 275, in St. Petersburg. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Jessica Lauren Hicks, 21, of Plant City, was traveling northbound on I-275 in the southbound inside lane, north of Fourth Street North. It is unknown where Hicks […]
Continue ReadingDate set for Red Rose Inn & Suites auction
Plant City’s Red Rose Inn & Suites, along with other assets owned by the Madonia family and East Coast Brokers and Packers Inc., will be auctioned off beginning Aug. 15, pending United States Bankruptcy Court approval. The filing by Chapter 11 Trustee Gerard A. McHale Jr. asked the court for approval of dates for a series live […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake residents mobilize for golf course battle
Throughout his 30-year service in the U.S. Army, Col. Dan Orrico’s career has taken him and his family all around the world. Each of his and his wife, Shelly’s, five children were born in different cities, and each home was considered temporary. Until they discovered Walden Lake Golf & Country Club nine years ago. The […]
Continue ReadingTrain-viewing platform gets lift from Plant City Lions
The Plant City Lions Club donated this week $5,000 to help build the new train-viewing platform in Historic Downtown Plant City. President Steve Nierman presented the check to train-viewing platform committee member and Plant City Commissioner Mike Sparkman during the club’s July 9 meeting. Sparkman shared the latest platform news with club members, including plans […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Thomas Judson Boehm III
Thomas (Tom) Judson Boehm III, 62, of Plant City, died July 6, 2013, after battling cancer for 13 years. Mr. Boehm was born May 29, 1951, in Boston. He was the son of Thomas Jr. and Daphne (Gamsby) Boehm. He was employed by Publix Supermarkets for almost 40 years and will be greatly missed by his […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Randy Eugene Childers
Randy Eugene Childers, 59, of Plant City, died June 24, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 16, 1953, in Lapeer, Mich., he was the son of the late Joe Childers and Jean Kabosky Turner, who survives. Mr. Childers served from 1976 to 1979, in the U.S. Army and retired from Publix as a meat cutter […]
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