Aniseto Ponce Molina, 71, of Plant City, and born in Mexico, died Nov. 16, 2015. Mr. Molina was preceded in death by his wife, Claudia Mendoza. He is survived by his children, Romelia Ponce (Martin Charades), of Monterrey, Mexico, Gilbert Ponce, of Plant City, and Ma Rosa Ponce (Luciano Vasquez), of Noriega, Mexico; five brothers; […]
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New Hope serving free Thanksgiving dinner
Plant City residents in need of a place to eat a free Thanksgiving meal now have an option. New Hope Worship Center, located at 803 W. Mahoney St., is offering to serve anyone who shows up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. The center is also offering delivery services for those who need […]
Continue ReadingP.C. Winn-Dixie helps raise big bucks
The Wounded Warrior Project has a lot of money to work with this holiday season, thanks in part to Plant City's Winn-Dixie store. Southeastern Grocers LLC, the parent company under which Winn-Dixie falls, has announced that its franchises have raised a total of $526,855.66 for the Wounded Warrior Project. The donations came in the […]
Continue ReadingPCHS fundraiser paint run cancelled
By Kayley Bueno and Thomas Heald | Raider Review Staff A paint run that was schedule for Saturday, Nov. 14, at Plant City High School has been cancelled. PCHS was going to hold the paint run as a fundraiser for its football team, the Raiders. But since the football team is still doing well with […]
Continue ReadingPCHS students make clay bowls for Food Bank fundraiser
By Jade’a Broome | Raider Review Staff Plant City High School students spent the first half of the semester making clay bowls for the annual Empty Bowls event in Historic Downtown Plant City. Through a joint project with the PCHS art department, students created the bowls to be auctioned off to bidders or sold to […]
Continue ReadingThe Good Samaritan
Editor’s Note: If you are the good samaritan/mystery man mentioned in this story, or if you know who the man is, contact News Reporter Emily Topper at etopper@plantcityobserver.com to be put in touch with the Shepherd family. Carole Shepherd has no memory of Thursday, Oct. 15. The Plant City resident, who has lived in the […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Elizabeth “Libby” Hawthorne
Elizabeth “Libby” Hawthorne, 77, of Plant City, and born in Cottondale, Florida, died Nov. 9, 2015. Mrs. Hawthorne attended Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. She was a cabin mother at the Calvary Freewill youth camp, a Girl Scout leader, and a volunteer for the Navy Chiefs Association and the Florida Strawberry Festival. She loved her family, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Rosie Bell Cruz
Rosie Bell Cruz, 81, of Thonotosassa, died Nov. 7, 2015, with her family by her side. Mrs. Cruz was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Family was everything to her. She enjoyed cross stitching, fishing, birds, and gardening flowers and vegetables. She attended the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall in Thonotosassa. She is survived by her […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Margie Nantz Ballard
Margie Nantz Ballard, 87, died Nov. 1, 2015. Mrs. Ballard was born March 6, 1928, to the late William and Lucy (Bollinger) Nantz. She lived in Gastonia, North Carolina, until moving to Florida in 2011. She is survived by her children, David Ballard, of West Union, South Carolina, Judy Duncan, of Gastonia, North Carolina and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Herbert Rankin Findley
Herbert Rankin Findley, 88, of Plant City, died Nov. 8, 2015. Mr. Findley was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in World War II in General MacArthur’s Honor Guard. He was preceded in death by his wife, Freida Findley. He is survived by his children, Becky Buchanan (Sonny), and Buddy Findley, of […]
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