The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners allowed some of Plant City’s sweetness into its chambers Feb. 20, as the commission proclaimed Feb. 28 to March 10 as Florida Strawberry Festival Days. Commissioner Al Higginbotham led the proclamation, which recognized the City of Plant City, the Florida Strawberry Festival, the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Knights teacher talent show
Knights Elementary students gathered in the cafeteria to watch their favorite teachers sing, perform skits and act silly on stage during the 2nd annual Teacher Talent Show Feb. 19. The show benefits Relay for Life. Last year, Knights raised $8,000 for Relay for Life with events like the talent show. Students could buy glow sticks, […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Leos Club Clown School
Students from the Leos Clubs at Durant and Strawberry Crest high schools were busy clowning around Feb. 16, in preparation for the upcoming Florida Strawberry Festival parades. The students, under the leadership of Plant City Lions Club Tail Twister David Vick, a retired clown, are learning the art of clowning. They will participate in both […]
Continue ReadingArt Guild creates own festival masterpiece
The East Hillsborough Art Guild will present its own take on this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival theme, “Our Masterpiece of Fun,” during its 18th annual Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show. The show will feature up to 700 submissions — 500 from adults and up to 200 from youths. The gallery, which will be located at gate […]
Continue ReadingPlant City native offers Buddhist meditation classes
It was a memory Thích Giác Ngo could not get out of his head, a memory that changed his life. It caused him to leave his Southern Baptist roots and embrace Buddhism, not only as a believer but also as an ordained monk. “I came to know the memories of reincarnation,” Thích Giác Ngo said. […]
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Mattie ‘Lou’ Britt Mattie “Lou”” Britt, 92, of Lakeland, died Feb. 7, 2013. She was born in 1920, in Dublin, Ga. She taught second grade at Turkey Creek School in the early 1940s and moved in 1952, to Medulla. She was a member at Trinity Baptist Church, Lakeland. She is survived by her husband of […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Strawberry Distance Challenge
Hundreds came out for the for the 2013 Strawberry Distance Challenge 5K Saturday morning at Walden Lake. Nearly 400 runners participated in this year’s race, coming from around the Tampa Bay area, across the state and even throughout the country. The annual race has become a popular event leading up to the Florida Strawberry Festival.
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Continue ReadingAllen Chapel AME Church celebrates 120 years
It’s been 120 years since the Allen Chapel AME Church held its first church service in a one-room framed house located between Laura, Alabama and Lake streets. The area was known as the Roux Mill. The congregation used boxes for benches and flaming torches for lights. The church is deep-rooted in history and tradition.
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Millard Franklin Brunty Millard Franklin Brunty, 85, died Jan. 25. Born May 21, 1927, he was the son of the late Kennie Brunty and the late Catherine Varney Brunty. He was the husband of the late Patsy Brunty. Mr. Brunty had worked for the Lexington Army Navy Depot, where he was a welder; he had […]
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