Hillsborough County Public Schools will sponsor the annual Summer Food Service Program for Children Mondays through Thursdays, June 9 through Aug. 7, at schools with extended school-year programs. The program is similar to the National School Lunch Program. It provides nutritionally balanced meals to children, regardless of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin, […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Durant High 2014 Commencement
Durant High Schools Class of 2014 celebrated its Commencement Program at 8 p.m. June 4, at the Florida State Fairgrounds Exposition Hall. The program included speeches by Principal Pam Bowden, Salutatorian Nicole Moore and Valedictorian Laura Del Castillo. Senior members of the choir also performed a special song, “I Was Here.”
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City High School Graduation
The moment these Plant City High School students had waited four years for finally came Wednesday afternoon. But, now they should be called “alumni.” The Raiders and their families occupied the Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds for the first of three graduation ceremonies on the day. In addition to speeches given by Principal […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Strawberry Crest graduation
Graduates from Strawberry Crest High School were beaming, June 4 as they walked center stages to receive their diplomas.
Continue ReadingObituary: Rosa Cisneros Cardenas
Rosa Cisneros Cardenas, 78, of Plant City, died May 26, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Raul Cardenas; children, Rosa Maria Ochoa (Eloy), Jose Antonio Cardenas, Olga Linda Conde (Ricardo), Adela Santivanez, Raul Cardenas Jr. (Diane), Humberto Cardenas (Heidy) and Esperanza De La Garza (Juan Manuel); sisters, Manuela Manzano and Lupita […]
Continue ReadingObituary: David W. Hall
David W. Hall, 79, of Plant City, died May 29, 2014. He had an unfailing faith, loved the Lord and looked forward to going home to Jesus. He was a commercial rose grower for more than 40 years, in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. After moving to the Tampa Bay area, he was a distributor for […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sharon A. Keene
Sharon A. Keene, 58, of Plant City, died May 28, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Don; children, Hank Keene (Jessica), Preston Keene (Heather) and Toni Branson (Doug); mother, Dorothy Claville; grandmother, Meriam Bush; grandchildren, Hannah, Hailey, John, Tucker, Virginia, Kathryn and Doug; sister, Gay Kirkland (Scott); and many loving nieces, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Foy Lee Kirkland
Foy Lee Kirkland, 57, of Plant City, died May 29, 2014. He worked for 39 years at James Ranch and was a member of First Church of God, Plant City. He loved life, people and Jesus, and was an avid Florida Gators fan. He is survived by his parents, Willis and Barbara Kirkland; siblings, Sherry […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Edgar Oscar Knight Jr.
Edgar Oscar Knight Jr., 48, of Dover, died May 28, 2014. Born Sept. 20, 1965, he was the son of the late Mary E. Knight and Edgar Knight Sr., who survives. Survivors also include stepmother Mary J. Knight; sons, Jacob Henderson and Evan E. Knight; brothers, Randy Knight, Mike Knight, Hank Knight, Brian Penfield and Joseph Parrish; […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Florine Simmons (Granny) Walden
Florine Simmons (Granny) Walden, 97, a descendant of pioneer Florida families, died May 28, 2014, at home. Born in Orlando, she moved to Antioch as an infant and lived most of her life in Hillsborough County. As a homemaker, she used her talent as a seamstress to make clothes for herself, her children and others. […]
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