Arienne P. Middlebrooks Arienne P. Middlebrooks, 60, of Plant City, Fla., born on Sept. 26, 1964, in Avon Park, Fla., entered into eternal rest on Sept. 30, 2024. The family will receive friends Oct. 14, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Turkey Creek Baptist Church, 4915 West Trapnell Road, Plant City. A celebration of life […]
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Around Town 10.03.24
We asked Plant City: What was your favorite food to eat as a kid? My Mama’s spaghetti. She made her own sauce… she always made a huge pot because there were so many of us. Sally Night Raburn My Mamas Kielbasa sausage with potatoes and onions Michelle Raburn My mom would make fresh donut rounds.. […]
Continue ReadingHURRICANE HELENE DIDN’T STOP OKTOBERFEST
Despite the damage done to Plant City by Hurricane Helene on September 25 and 26, the skies were clear for the third annual Oktoberfest in Historic Downtown Plant City. When the event, hosted by Historic Plant City Main Street, began at 3 p.m. on September 28, there were already hundreds of people in the streets—and […]
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Katie Rader, a breast cancer survivor, held a signing for her new book, Titty Tales, at Krazy Kup on Tuesday. The book chronicles her journey, from diagnosis to being declared cancer free. It was at her biopsy appointment that she met a woman also battling cancer who encouraged her to start journaling as therapy. She […]
Continue ReadingFLORIDA FIRST LADY HEADLINES PLANT CITY EVENT
The headliner for the 4th Annual Central Florida Leadership Prayer Breakfast was Florida First Lady, Casey DeSantis. Her husband, Governor Ron DeSantis, tagged along. The event, sponsored by Plant City’s All Pro Pastors International, was held on September 25 at the TECO Expo Hall on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds, and drew 450 people. Jomo […]
Continue ReadingFORESTS CAN FEED YOU
On Tuesday, October 1, nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports. This strike will stop any food imported into the U.S. through these ports—including fruit and beef shipped from South America. The union action will also cut off the flow of machinery […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 10.03.24
Alan Charles Wise Alan Charles Wise, 76, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 17, 2024. Service will be at Eastside Baptist Church, 1318 E. Calhoun St. Plant City, FL on Oct. 5, 2024, at 12 p.m. Condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Maria Virginia Sutton Ewing On the night of Sept. 21, 2024, Maria Virginia Sutton […]
Continue ReadingYOUNG FRANKENSTEIN WILL PROWL PLANT CITY
Technically, I started at Plant City High School,” said Coy Permenter, Director of the upcoming Plant City Entertainment (PCE) Mel Books Musical Young Frankenstein. “It’s where I met my wife. We did our first show together back in the 80s. Someone told me there was a play going on at HCC, and that I should […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 09.26.24
We asked Plant City: What’s the first thing you do after getting home from a trip? Start planning my next trip Marisol Vaquero Unpack Marina Rosales Unpack the dirty clothes and do the laundry Chris Black Get snubbed by the cats and licked by the dog. Tracy Andrews Forest Dump clothes into the washer. Cathy […]
Continue ReadingRobert Trinkle, A Gentleman & Scholar
Recently we lost someone who many knew as one of our very finest. Robert S. Trinkle, noted lawyer, community servant, and world traveler, passed away September 20, 2024, at the age of 90. It was an honor knowing Robert some 50+ years. As a term of endearment, which certainly fit him well, he was “a […]
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