When the Plant City Woman’s Club hosted a health fair Saturday, Oct. 11, the organizer of the event did not know it would save her husband’s life. Lynn Connor is the chair of the club’s Home Life Community Services program. The program focuses on a different aspect of home life each month, and October’s emphases […]
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Church hosts annual Antioch Days
East Thonotosassa Baptist Church is gearing up for its ninth annual Antioch Days, a pioneer-themed festival focused on fun and affordability. “It originated as a celebration of the founding of the church, which was in 1854,” lead pastor Jim Brady said. “But it evolved into a community festival, whereby the church could give back to […]
Continue ReadingRotary club hosts Russian health professionals
The Rotary clubs of Plant City hosted a cultural exchange this month by inviting a group of professionals from abroad to visit Plant City. “They’re young, and they’re from all over Russia,” said George Banning, a Plant City Daybreak Rotarian who hosted two of the delegates. This year was the second time the clubs have […]
Continue ReadingApplications open for youth parade
Applications are now open for the Florida Strawberry Festival Civitan Youth Parade. The deadline for entering is at 4 p.m. Jan. 9, 2015. The theme is the same as that of the Florida Strawberry Festival: “Come Join the Party!” The parade will be Feb. 28, 2015. Award categories include best club/group float, best church float, […]
Continue ReadingFood bank kicks off Turkey Drive
The second annual United Food Bank Turkey Drive will begin Nov. 1 and run through Nov. 25. You can help by dropping off a 10- to 12-pound turkey, or several, to the food bank, 702 E. Alsobrook Street. The food bank is open on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The United Food […]
Continue ReadingChurch workers honored for service
Two staff members of Hope Lutheran Church received special recognition at the President’s Convocation of the Florida Georgia District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, held Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, in Orlando. Christine Mansell, Hope’s director of music ministries, was honored for her 40 years of ministry at Hope and the Rev. Dean Pfeffer […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.24.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. OCT. 10 PLASTIC PROBLEMS 1700 block of East Warren Street. Fraud. The victim stated unknown suspect(s) used his debit/credit card online at attempted to charge $114 worth of merchandise. The transaction was stopped, and the victim was refunded […]
Continue ReadingI-4 crash closes westbound lanes
A crash on Interstate 4, west of State Route 566, closed the westbound lanes for more than an hour Thursday morning. At approximately 6:45 a.m., a 1994 Toyota pickup truck driven by Leslie Rivera, 33, of Plant City, was traveling in the center lane. Rivera lost control and began to rotate in a clockwise direction until the […]
Continue ReadingPlant City teen faces 106 charges in child porn case
A 16-year-old Plant City teenager was arrested on 93 counts of possession of child pornography, nine counts of promotion of a sexual performance by a child, and four counts of lewd and lascivious molestation. The investigation into the teenager started in September. Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center Cyber […]
Continue ReadingCity remembers Cindy Holland
Avid volunteer, soccer lover and devoted wife and mother Cindy Holland, 65, died Oct. 3, from complications of systematic lupus erthematosus. It had started as a year of unsuccessful diagnoses — a chronic rash, fatigue, muscle weakness. In December 1998, Holland finally got her answer. online pharmacy purchase spiriva online with best prices today in […]
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