Lupton’s Catering held its 25th annual Foster Family Picnic at Lupton’s Boggy Bottom Ranch, 8407 Lupton Place, in Plant City March 1. Ralph J. Lupton Jr. saw the need to celebrate the families caring for children in need and began to host a picnic in their honor 25 years ago. Lupton’s partner, Eckerd, also believes […]
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Danes visit strawberry fest
Plant City Daybreak Rotary club hosted a group of Rotarians from Denmark this month. Svend Erik Jensen, Tom and Merete Nielsen, and Joanna and Jens Holdorf learned all about Plant City and even attended the Florida Strawberry Festival. They stayed with David and Alise Sollenberger, Bruce and Margaret Rodwell, and George and Cassandra Banning. They […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Myrtice Streetman Porter
Myrtice Streetman Porter, 99, of Plant City, died March 12, 2015. She was a member of the Turkey Creek Assembly of God. She loved her family, and she enjoyed shopping, traveling, fishing and cooking. She is survived by her sons, Glendon R. Porter Sr. (Gayle) and Vernon L. Porter (Barbara); grandchildren, Glen Porter Jr. (Debbie), Doug […]
Continue ReadingFire at Plant City house causes no injuries
Plant City Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at about 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at 1401 Larrick Lane in Plant City. Upon arrival, responders found that the dwelling’s rear bedroom was engulfed in flames. They did an aggressive interior attack. Within 20 minutes, the fire was under control, and by about 2 p.m., […]
Continue ReadingTwo die in Polk County motorcycle crash
Johnathan Walker, 25, of Plant City, and Christopher Bowmer, 23, of Lakeland, died in a two-motorcycle crash last Sunday in Polk County. At 6:35 p.m. Sunday, March, 15, a group of motorcyclists who had been riding together stopped for a break on Bonnie Mine Road, between S.R. 640 and S.R. 60 in Mulberry. Some of […]
Continue ReadingFour injured, one killed in Pasco County crash
A Plant City man, a Dover man and two Zephyrhills residents were injured, and a Zephyrhills teen was killed, in a three-vehicle crash that occurred yesterday in Pasco County. At 6:37 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, William Kent Jr., 32, of Dover, was driving his pickup truck north on U.S. 301 near Shamrock Place in Pasco […]
Continue ReadingPickup truck overturns on interstate, causes no injuries
online pharmacy prevacid online with best prices today in the USA An overturned pickup truck caused blockage and delays at Interstate 4 and S.R. 39 yesterday afternoon, but no one was injured. At about 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, Todd Myers, 37, of Wesley Chapel, was traveling westbound on I-4, in the exit lane onto […]
Continue ReadingChild dies after falling out of van in driveway
Izbella Bronson, 2, of Plant City, died Wednesday, March 18, after falling out of her great-grandmother’s van. At about 2:30 p.m., Alice Barber of Plant City, Izbella’s great-grandmother, was driving on the private dirt driveway of her residence on S.R. 60. She had just picked up Izbella’s two older brothers from the school bus stop […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man points laser at HCSO helicopter
A Plant City man was arrested after pointing a laser at a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. At about 11 p.m. Friday, March 13, the helicopter was conducting routine flight operations near the Plant City Airport, when it was struck by a green laser. Pilots pinpointed the laser’s location within the Walden Lake community. They […]
Continue ReadingPCHS students place in essay contest
Three Plant City High School students recently excelled in an essay contest sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars and received awards for their hard work. Each year, VFW holds an award ceremony for Florida District 4. This year’s banquet was in Winter Haven, and the theme for the essay contest was “Why Veterans are Important to […]
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