The Noon Rotary Club of Plant City donated recently another 20 Automated External Defibrillators to the Plant City Police Department. Police Capt. Jerry Stwan and Capt. Susan Pruet received the units from Rotary Club President Aaron Davis. The club previously supplied seven units to the department, and of those, three already have been used in […]
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FAITH MATTERS: Lent: ‘Spring Cleaning’ for Christians
“Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” — Isaiah 43: 18-19 On March 5, the Christian church began her Lenten […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Laura Jean Farmer
Laura Jean Farmer, 89, died March 9, 2014, in Sebring. She was born Sept. 20, 1924, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., to Alfred and Lura (New) Adair. Mrs. Farmer, known as “Jean” to most, moved to with her family to Bradley Junction from Lawrenceburg. The family settled in Plant City. She graduated in 1944, from Plant City […]
Continue ReadingObituary: James Andrew ‘Boz’ Boswell
James Andrew “Boz” Boswell, 32, died March 11, 2014. He is survived by his parents, John and Nadine Boswell; sister, Amy Lefevre (Tracy); nieces, Megan Lefevre and Katie Lefevre; nephew, Cody Lefevre; and many family and friends. Condolences may be made at wecare.io.
Continue ReadingObituary: Thomas Henry Bradley
Thomas Henry Bradley, 87, of Plant City, died March 16, 2014, at his home. Born Aug. 16, 1926 in Springfield, Vt., he was the son of the late Leonard Bradley and Aurelia Daundault Bradley. He was the husband of Norma Hill Bradley, who survives. Mr. Bradley was a private first class in the Fourth Marine […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Gene Daughtry
Gene Daughtry, 83, of Plant City, died March 16, 2014. He was born in Georgia to Jessie and Doshie Daughtry and moved to Florida in the 1940s. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War. Survivors include one son, Gary Daughtry; one daughter, Mary Lou Hewett (Jeff); one sister, Viola Brown; […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Elaine Alloy Glenn
Elaine Alloy Glenn, 63 of Mulberry, died March 10, 2014, at Tampa General Hospital. Born Aug. 16, 1950, in Sayre, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Acey Carlin and the late Mabel Trowbridge. She was the wife of David Glenn, who survives. Mrs. Glenn was an office manager for Florida RV World, a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Sarah L. Reddick
Sarah L. Reddick, 84, died March 15, 2014, in Plant City. She was born Sept. 9, 1929, in Opp, Ala., to John and Myrtice (Neal) Ham. She married Charles Reddick, who is deceased. She was a member of the Sydney Baptist Church of Plant City. She is survived by a brother, A.B. Ham (Edna); three sisters, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Ethel B. Rogers
Ethel B. Rogers, 81, of Plant City, died March 12, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Rogers Sr.; and daughter, Brenda Kay Shupard. She is survived by a son, Larry Rogers (Maria); stepson, John T. Rogers III (Frances); stepdaughter, Shirley Shoemaker; sister, Virginia Tharrington (Larry); nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Festival Attendance, Spending Up
Thanks to plenty of good luck with the weather and a solid concert lineup, Strawberry Festival attendance and spending figures are both up from last year. According to General Manager Paul Davis, the Festival saw 531,659 people come through over its 11-day run – over 5,000 more than in 2013, when the final figure was […]
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