Thinking about shedding a few pounds in 2014? Certified hypnotist Darryl Schumacher will share how hypnosis can help with weight loss from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. For more, call (813) 757-9215.
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No serious injuries in car/train crash
Plant City Police Department officers responded today to a crash between a car and a train. According to police reports, the driver attempted to go around the railroad crossing arms on Woodrow Wilson Street between Reynolds Street and Sammonds Road. At that moment, an Amtrak train collided with the vehicle, taking the entire back end […]
Continue ReadingBodies of missing boaters pulled from Lake Tarpon
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on TampaBay.com. TARPON SPRINGS — Late Wednesday, search crews pulled the bodies of Willie Hightower and Willie Ragins from Lake Tarpon, where four days earlier the pair took off for a day trip in an aluminum fishing boat. Investigators haven’t yet said what killed either man, adding only that […]
Continue ReadingYoung ladies enjoy fellowship
The ladies of Young at Heart dined Dec. 19, at Buddy Freddy’s. Young at Heart is a monthly dinner and craft time for senior citizen women from St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. The women also donated blankets to the cancer center at South Florida Baptist Hospital.
Continue ReadingFamilies cling to hope that missing boaters will be found
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on TampaBay.com. TARPON SPRINGS — Every other weekend, longtime friends Willie Hightower and Willie Ragins went fishing, often returning home with coolers filled with bluegills and speckled trout. But the pair didn’t return home from a Saturday fishing trip on Lake Tarpon in Ragins’ 14-foot boat. Monday marked the […]
Continue ReadingMan shot at Plant City bowling alley
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a Dec. 27 shooting at the Family Bowl, in Plant City. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Harrison Cumbie got into an argument with the suspect at about 11:47 p.m. Dec. 27, in the parking lot of Family Bowl, 2250 E. U.S. 92. During the fight, Cumbie was shot once […]
Continue ReadingSearch continues for two Plant City boaters missing on Lake Tarpon
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared on TampaBay.com. A search for two close friends from Plant City who went missing Saturday night while fishing on Lake Tarpon continues today, authorities said. Willie Ragins, 43, and Willie Hightower, 64, spent Saturday afternoon fishing the lake in a 14-foot aluminum boat, according to the […]
Continue ReadingBoard approves armed guards for elementaries
TAMPA — Shoulder to shoulder they sat, each given two minutes to bring the Hillsborough County School Board into their world. They talked of cussing parents, road rage in school parking lots, threats against staff. “I cannot control what comes through those front doors,” said Dina Wyatt, principal of Walden Lake Elementary School. Russell Wallace, […]
Continue ReadingBaby Parade sign-ups coming
Registration for the 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Baby Parade will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Plant City Mortgage, 1507 S. Alexander St., Suite 101 Plant City. Sign-ups for 1- and 2-year-olds will be from 8 to 9 a.m.; 3- and 4-year-olds from 9 to 10 a.m. Spaces are limited […]
Continue ReadingDurant grad’s jewelry business takes national spotlight
The jewelry hadn’t even shown up yet, but already, there were curious bystanders mulling about Fringe Boutique, Dec. 18. The shop was hosting a trunk show for Bourbon and Boweties. The up-and-coming jewelry line was founded by Durant alum Carley Ochs. The signature piece is a bracelet. The gold plated bangle has oversized stones strategically […]
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