Alma Dean Douglas, 87, died Sept. 30, 2015 in Plant City. Mrs. Douglas was the last surviving of eight children. She was born in Oklahoma and raised in California. She was a most adored and beloved mother. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Gleaton (William); son, Donald Douglas; grandsons, Jonathan and Robert; daughter-in-law, Patti; […]
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Obituary: Leona Holley
Leola Holley, 79, of Valrico, died Sept. 29, 2015. Mrs. Holley was born in Lansing, Michigan. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church of Seffner. She loved her family, and she enjoyed reading her Bible. She is survived by her children, Donna Pettet, of Valrico, Alan L. Holley (Veronica), of Gibsonton, and Lori McIntosh […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Jim Beabout
Jim Beabout, 71, of Plant City, died Sept. 29, 2015. Mr. Beabout was born on Sept. 5, 1944. He was a member of First Church of God in Plant City, where he served as a board member and a head usher. He was stationed at MacDill Air Force in the 1960s and helped set up […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Doris Culp
Doris Culp, 86, of Plant City, died Oct. 1, 2015, at Melech Hospice House. A native of Elkhart, Indiana, Mrs. Culp was the daughter of Joseph and Laveta Stowe Long. She was a member of the Plant City Church of God, played the organ and violin and loved to play games. Hand and Foot was […]
Continue ReadingBeauty and grace: A Calendar Girl experience
By Arden White | Staff Intern It’s when you’re next in line for your preliminary walk on the Plant City High School auditorium stage that you realize how nervous you are. Coming to the first stop on the stage, you can feel your smile shaking and can hear your heart pounding. Once you’ve completed your […]
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By Eric Thompson Raider Review staff hit the halls of Plant City High School to ask students a little about themselves. Will we spot you around campus next? What is your favorite thing about spirit week?
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: PCHS 2016 Calendar Girl
Ashtyn Steele got some of the loudest cheers in the Plant City High auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 3, and for good reason. At the end of the night, Steele was crowned Cover Girl for the 2016 PCHS calendar. Steele and 12 of her classmates were selected to grace the cover and inside pages of the […]
Continue ReadingRookie reflections on PCHS football
There’s nothing like covering a football game from the sidelines, as Julissa De Jesus and Stephanie Garcia recently learned. On Friday, Oct. 2, these Plant City High students shadowed Sports Editor Justin Kline and learned how to cover football, Plant City Times & Observer-style. The girls took their own photos, helped track stats and spoke […]
Continue ReadingSenior Calaydria Callins named 2015 PCHS homecoming queen
Senior Calaydria Callins was named the 2015 Plant City High School homecoming queen during halftime at the Friday, Oct. 2, football game. Callins and the other candidates for homecoming queen were driven around the track in Chevrolet Camaros provided by Stingray Chevrolet. They then were escorted onto the field by family members and friends to […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Willie “Blanche” Dasinger
Willie “Blanche” Dasinger, 88, of Plant City, died Sept. 19, 2015. Mrs. Dasinger was a member of Ahava Baptist Church in Plant City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Dasinger Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Mason, of Plant City, and Lisa Carter (Robert), of Plant City; grandchildren, Jessica Anderson […]
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