A 19-year-old from Plant City died in a single-vehicle rollover crash last last night. According to the Kokomo Tribune, William Lamoreaux, of Plant City, was driving a 2002 Pontiac Aztek when he lost control and drove into a ditch. The vehicle flipped multiple times. Lamoreaux wasn’t wearing a seat belt and was ejected, according to Tipton […]
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Plant City pranksters catch Jay Leno’s eye
Laughter erupted when Brian Owens displayed his newly shaved head in a video playback on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Owens and his friend, Travis Settineri, had been involved in a prank battle some months before. They uploaded their escapades on Settineri’s YouTube channel. It went viral. So viral, that Leno wanted the Plant […]
Continue ReadingFamily gears up for second Dean’s Ride
It may seem like a daunting task: Riding 18, 38 or 62 miles on a bike after devouring Christmas cookie after Christmas cookie the month before. But, Brandon Snyder says anyone can do it. And he should know. His dad, Dean Snyder, rode in the first Dean’s Ride last year — a day after receiving […]
Continue ReadingPreserving a Lost Art
Edith Wooley’s hands blur in front of her as she swirls and loops thread into ornate patterns. The 79-year-old Plant City artist creates a variety of textile pieces. But, her favorite technique is tatting. Tatting dates back to the early-19th century and has become a sort of lost art in modern times. But, Wooley has […]
Continue ReadingTickets available for MLK breakfast
Tickers are now on sale for the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Festival Leadership Breakfast. The breakfast will take place at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the HCC Plant City John R. Trinkle Center, 1206 N. Park Road, Plant City. Guest speaker will be former Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Carlton Moore, and […]
Continue ReadingHypnotist to visit Bruton library
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.
Continue ReadingNo 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 […]
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