Curt and Karen Lefevere’s pooch, Goliath, is this month’s winner of our Cutest Critter Contest. Goliath is a cane corso male, almost 3 years old. “We just rescued him from Mastiff Rescue on June 17,” they said. “He has only been with us a few days, but as you can see from his picture, he […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Melissa Snively Fundraiser
Melissa Snively is a candidate for Hillsborough County School Board, District 4, in this November’s election. Plant City leaders gathered to support Snively’s campaign at a fundraiser Oct. 14. Brad and Kim Herremans hosted the event at their home in the Historic District.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Breast Cancer Fundraiser
Downtown storeowners organized a fundraiser Oct. 11, to benefit the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. Throughout the day, visitors wrote messages, or the names of loved ones who had suffered from the disease, on pink balloons. At 6 p.m., the storeowners released the balloons into the sky. Russell Silverman, executive director of the foundation, came to Plant City […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Woman’s Club Health Fair
The Woman’s Club of Plant City hosted a health fair Oct. 11, to promote both physical and mental health. Lynn Connor, chair of the club’s Home Life Community Services program, organized the event. The Home Life program supports a different initiative each month, and October’s foci are breast cancer and domestic violence. Visitors to the […]
Continue ReadingWEEK 7: Newsome at Durant
What a heart-breaker. Facing a 33-31 deficit with five seconds to play, the Durant Cougars found themselves in field-goal range and on the brink of avenging last year’s loss. The kick missed, however, and the home crowd fell completely silent. No one can say it wasn’t a great game, though. Jalen Forte got Durant on […]
Continue ReadingDolphins, Trojans Clash on the Gridiron
The area’s biggest Little League rivalry continued Oct. 4, when the Turkey Creek Trojans came to the Plant City Dolphins’ house. It was mostly a good day for the home teams, which won three of the five games, but the Trojans’ Pee-Wee squad pulled out the day’s most intense win, 8-6, on a last-minute goal-line […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: SCHS IB Pinning Ceremony
Strawberry Crest High School offers the International Baccalaureate program for students who excel in academics and desire to broaden their worldviews. The program was founded at SCHS in 2011, but has existed around the globe since 1968. Faculty inducted 111 juniors into the program the night of Oct. 9, at a pinning ceremony.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Local leaders support Al Higginbotham
Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham, representing District 4, is campaigning to be elected again to the commission, but to represent District 7, Countywide. Mayor Rick Lott and his wife, Di Lott, hosted a fundraiser and gathering for Higginbotham at their home Oct. 9. “We have a positive story, we have a great record, and we’re […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Simmons FCAT Rally
Students at Simmons Career Center have two opportunities each year to take the FCAT. For the Oct. 8, 2014, test day, the school administration organized a rally to show its support. Parents and faculty lined up outside of the testing area and cheered for the students as they walked through. Chief of Police Ed Duncan […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Adrian Wyllie Meet-and-Greet
Adrian Wyllie is Florida’s libertarian candidate for the 2014 gubernatorial race. He hosted a meet-and-greet event at First Choice Southern Bar-B-Que Tuesday, Oct. 7, to get to know Plant City residents and answer their questions about Libertarian stances.
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