Cary Mac Fewox Cary Mac Fewox, 79, of Dover, Fla., born in Miami on Oct. 31, 1941, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 19, 2021. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Calvin M. Odom Calvin M. Odom, 17, of Plant City, Fla., born in Tampa on Aug. 23, 2003, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 22, […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 9.2.21
We asked Plant City: If you could bring any new restaurant to Plant City, what restaurant would you choose?
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Dale Tetro
Dale Tetro took this photo of an alligator in his backyard pond at Windmill Point in Plant City.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 8.26.21
Youth flag football registration remains open; Achieve Plant City receives $8,000 donation; Hillsborough Tax Collector, Department of Health to offer vaccination pop-ups
Continue ReadingObituaries 8.26.21
Jay M. Mertz, Sr. Jay M. Mertz, Sr., of Plant City, Florida, born in Kokomo, Indiana on July 18, 1950, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 15, 2021. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. John ‘Bubba’ Thomas Willis II John “Bubba” Thomas Willis II, 31, of Plant City, Fla., born in Brandon on July 23, 1990, […]
Continue ReadingMajor matchups for 2021
Here we look ahead to the biggest games of the 2021 season for Plant City, Durant and Strawberry Crest
Continue ReadingYouth Football Preview
The Colts and Dolphins are geared up for youth football again.
Continue ReadingPreseason Recap
Durant 49, Freedom 20 In Durant’s first full game of action with new head coach Claybo Varnum at the helm, even if it was only a preseason contest, the Cougars won in dominating fashion over the Freedom Patriots last Friday night. “We started a little bit shaky, getting some jitters out and trying to get […]
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This week we asked Plant City:
With high school football kicking off this week for Plant City, Durant and Strawberry Crest, which games are you looking forward to the most this season?
The DeVane family, pioneers of Springhead and Plant City
In Plant City the DeVane family is known for real estate developments, banking, government, civic organizations, farming and their churches – mostly, in the early years, the Mt. Enon Primitive Baptist Church. The DeVane family settled throughout the Springhead area beginning in 1869 and spread through the area including Cork and Plant City proper. They […]
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