The brisk winter breeze didn’t keep residents away from the 2014 Martin Luther King Festival carnival and midway Jan. 18, outside the MLK Recreation Center. The carnival featured plenty of rides and activities for the kids, some of the best barbecue around and an afternoon full of live music.
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PHOTO GALLERY: MLK Parade
Booming bands made their way down Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in celebration or the Plant City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival. Cowboys rode horses, corvettes revved their engines and churches threw beads and candy for the curious bystanders.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Girls Basketball – Durant at Plant City
After staving off a few Durant rallies, the Plant City Lady Raiders improved to 5-5 in the district with a 50-38 win. Shayna Lawrence and the Lady Raiders (10-10) jumped out to a 13-4 lead right out of the gate, but the Lady Cougars (1-15) made it a 15-13 game early in the second quarter. […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: MLK Festival Opening Ceremony
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Festival has officially begun, kicking off with a series of speeches at the MLK Rec Center Friday morning. After a performance by the Lincoln IB Elementary Choir, guests were welcomed by Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis and the Improvement League. The Marshall Middle School Gentleman’s Quest program showed up […]
Continue ReadingHere They Are: 2014 Strawberry Queen Contestants
Twenty young women will compete for the title of 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival queen at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Grimes Family Agricultural Center, 2301 W. Oak Ave., Plant City. Tickets, which go on sale Jan. 17, are $15 each and will be available at Hardee’s Fashions, 1501 N. Wheeler […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Junior Royalty Queen
In the grand finale, the Queen bee was crowned at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Junior Royalty Pageant Saturday. And the winners are: Queen: Drew Knotts Runner up: Deanna Alexis Rodriguez Court: Ariel Anai Navarette, Kiersten Faith Struth, Kayla Troupe
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Junior Royalty Princess
Blossoming into young ladies, the Princess division showed growing poise and grace on the stage of the Florida Strawberry Festival’s annual Junior Royalty Pageant Saturday. The winners are: Princess: Tory Wegner Runner Up: Kendall Gaudens Court: Lacie Lynn Collins, Avery Laverne Surrency, Kaily Marie Yacinich
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Junior Royalty Duchess
Sparkling dresses and even more dazzling smiles glittered underneath the spotlight at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Junior Royalty Pageant on Saturday. The winners of the Duchess category are: Duchess: Giselle Gutierrez Runner up: Trinitee Michele Davis Court: Milee Hasting, Sara Grace Sparkman, Paige Zarecor
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Junior Royalty Baroness
The youngest category at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Junior Royalty Pageant had no problem charming the audience and judges at Saturday’s pageant. The winners are: Baroness: Abigail Lee Mullis Runner Up: Kaylynn Morie Woodard Court: Kiera Folsom, Ava Rose Futch, Madelynn Hardwick
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City at Durant – Girls Soccer
Durant’s five seniors nearly got to end their final regular-season home game on a good note, but Plant City caught them in the end. The Lady Raiders took this one, 2-1, early in the second half. After going goal-for-goal with the Lady Cougars in the first half, Plant City slipped one past goalkeeper Sam Wenrich […]
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