The Turkey Trot 5K is coming back to Plant City this November, and the Plant City Family YMCA has everything all set up. This year’s race will begin at 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26. It’s open to any solo runners aged 13 or older, but children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. […]
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Schools host food drive
By Eric Thompson | Raider Review Staff From Tuesday, Oct. 27, to Friday, Nov. 13, the United Food Bank of Plant City will start its annual Fall Food Drive in Area 6 Hillsborough County schools. The event will help to feed families within the community and assist the food bank’s Children’s Nutrition Outreach Program, which […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Biertoberfest 2015
It wouldn’t be October in Plant City without Keel and Curley Winery’s annual Biertoberfest festival. The 2015 edition of the craft beer festival saw brewers from all over Central Florida offer their newest and best beers to thirsty guests, as well as an area for vendors to sell their goods and a musical performance by […]
Continue ReadingDancing with the Locals: Mike and April Ferry
Mike and April Ferry have been married for just over one year, but the couple has known each other since their days at Marshall Middle School. After losing touch when they parted ways for high school, they reconnected years later, when Mike Ferry sent April Ferry a Facebook message. They’ve been together ever since. On […]
Continue ReadingP.C. producer, USF student make country album
Hanging out at a bonfire with country music in the background is something that Skyler Clark has always enjoyed. When he sought to break into the country music scene, that vibe was exactly what he wanted to capture. Clark, 20, recently released “Tear It Up,” his debut EP, with production help from Plant City artist […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Pastor Garland Combs
Pastor Garland Combs, 87, of Plant City, died Oct. 13, 2015, at home under the care of LifePath Hospice Aqua Team. Pastor Combs was raised on a farm in Chattanooga, Tennessee and knew what hard work was all about. He graduated from Tyner High School, where he was the captain of the football team and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Manuel Marquez Romero
Manuel Marquez Romero, 34, of Plant City, died Sept. 30, 2015. online pharmacy bactroban online with best prices today in the USA Mr. Romero was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He loved to draw and play soccer. He is survived by his mother, Maria Felix Romero de Marquez; wife, Mayra Patricia Rodriguez Ramos; and children, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Richard Dennis Cribbs
Richard Dennis Cribbs, 65, of Plant City, and born in Tampa, died Oct. 14, 2015, from graft-versus-host disease following a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. Mr. Cribbs is survived by his wife, LaVerne Cribbs; children, Nicole Wetherington (Adam), Brian Cribbs (Stephanie) and Eric Cribbs; grandchildren, Walker Wetherington, Wyatt Wetherington, Hannah Cribbs and Colton Cribbs; brothers, […]
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Dancing with the Locals: Lourena Ingram and Ethan Rouse
Two and one half years ago Lourena Ingram and Ethan Rouse started a conversation in South Florida Baptist Hospital’s Alexander Cafe. Many conversations later, the two hospital employees will be representing SFBH in the Dancing with the Locals competition Friday, Nov. 13. Rouse, originally from Zephyrhills, was asked to participate by event coordinator Candace Green. […]
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