Editor’s note: Dancing with the Locals is a charity fundraising event for the Noon Rotary Club of Plant City. Each year, eight to 13 couples compete in the competition for two awards: best dancers and most money raised. Audience members enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while voting for their favorite couple with their dollars. Many […]
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Corn maze now open
By Arden White | Staff Intern The Futch family reopened its ranch to guests Saturday, Oct. 3, as part of the fourth annual Fox Squirrel Corn Maze. It will continue on Saturdays and Sundays in October, until Sunday, Oct. 25. Stalks of corn grow over 7 feet tall in a field off Charlie Taylor Road, […]
Continue ReadingThe Perfect Fit: Sewing club launches at Lincoln
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School students bustled over their shiny egg-white sewing machines Monday, Oct. 5. They pulled thread and inspected fabrics in shuffling, uniform-clad groups as part of the school’s newest club, Sew Cool. The after-school program teaches third, fourth and fifth grade students the ins and outs of sewing every Monday. “I can’t wait […]
Continue ReadingDancing with the Locals: Eric Randall & Tiffany Brock
Editor’s Note: Dancing with the Locals is a charity fundraising event for the Noon Rotary Club of Plant City. Each year, eight to 13 couples compete in the competition for two awards: best dancers and most money raised. Plant City hairdresser and makeup artist Eric Randall is making his return to the dance floor on Nov. […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Veronica Garcia-Rosas
Veronica Garcia-Rosas, 25, of Plant City, died Sept. 27, 2015. Mrs. Garcia-Rosas was a native of Mexico. She was the daughter of Juan Garcia Claudio and Santos Martinez. She was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church and was employed with Grimes Farms for over eight years. She loved music, dancing and taking care of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Jean Croslin
Jean Croslin, 59, of Plant City, died Sept. 25, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Croslin was a wonderful mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by her son, Joey Croslin (Sara); daughters, Tammy Piergallini (Daniel) and Angie Tweedy (Brian); sisters, Debbie Goodson, Kathy Chutter, Laura Snogles; and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: John R. Cress
John R. Cress, 71, of Plant City, died Oct. 1, 2015. Mr. Cress was of the Lutheran faith and enjoyed gardening, landscaping and playing games on his computer. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Patty Cress; son, John Russell Cress II; daughters, Angela Adams (Junior), Jacquie Cress and Jennifer Busch (Jason); brothers, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Janice Jackson
Janice Jackson, 65, of Plant City, died Sept. 30, 2015, in Tampa. A native of Gunnersville, Alabama, Mrs. Jackson was the daughter of Gordie and Lillian Jordan. She loved working with plants. She cherished her children and grandchildren, and enjoyed flea markets and old Westerns. She also read her Bible every day. She is survived […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Jerry Bartareau
Jerry Bartareau, 74, of Plant City, died Sept. 26, 2015. Mr. Bartareau was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and cared for his “babies” at Gerald Spencer Cat Ranch. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sandra Bartareau; stepdaughters, Susan Marie Nelson, and Christine […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Josie Lynn Falany
Josie Lynn Falany, of Birmingham, Alabama, died Sept. 14, 2015. Mrs. Falany was born in New York and grew up in Chicago. Her husband, Dr. Charles N. Falany, is formerly of Plant City. His mother, Sylvia June Falany, and his brother and sister-in-law, Curtis and JoEllen Falany, live in Plant City. Mrs. Falany had a […]
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