Christian entertainer Mark Lowry’s “Unplugged & Unplanned” tour rolls into the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Plant City’s First Baptist Church, 503 N. Palmer St. Lowry will perform songs from his new album, “Unforgettable Classics,” along with pianist Stan Whitmire and Warren Barfield. Tickets are $20 for general […]
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Plant City puzzler: Corn maze set for 2013 season
Hillsborough County’s only corn maze returns this weekend for a second year of old-fashioned fall fun. Fox Squirrel Corn Maze opens for four consecutive weekends, beginning Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Futch family’s Single R Ranch, 3002 Charlie Taylor Road N., Plant City. In its inaugural year, the maze attracted about 7,000 puzzle-lovers. This year, […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake home tops September real estate sales
A home in Walden Lake was the top residential real-estate transaction in September. The home at 2103 N. Golfview Drive sold for $490,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,861 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $126.91. ALLEN AND SMITH ADDITION The home at […]
Continue ReadingMarijuana grow house discovered in Thonotosassa
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 100 marijuana plants and about 14 pounds of loose marijuana Oct. 9, at a Thonotosassa grow house. Working off a Crime Stoppers tip, Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Christopher Dean Raulerson, 49, and charged him with cultivation of marijuana,possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Detectives in the Sheriff’s […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 12-year-old girl found safe
A 12-year-old girl who ran away from her Plant City home Oct. 7, has been found safe. ORIGINAL REPORT Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a 12-year-old girl who ran away from her Plant City home this morning. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Madison Boardman disabled the window alarm on her bedroom window, cut […]
Continue ReadingFugitive sex offender arrested in Plant City
A fugitive sex offender was arrested Oct. 3, in Plant City. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports, detective assigned to the Special Investigation Division, Tactical Intelligence Team concluded a two-week search for registered sex offender, Dennis Jamieson, 31, of Plant City. Jamieson is a suspect in a grand theft auto report within Plant City. He was also […]
Continue ReadingFamily still waiting for Misti Whitfield
When she was being silly, Misti Whitfield would call her mother, Sharon Ardelean, “Mommy.” When she was sad, it was “Momma,” and when she was trying to get her attention, it was “Sharon.” But mostly, Whitfield referred to her mother as “Moms,” because she represented both a mother and father figure in her life. It’s […]
Continue ReadingMeet Marshall’s Men of GQ
Brian Adams walked with purpose through the hallways, as he explained the tenants of the Gentlemen’s Quest club. Although he’s a middle-schooler, when he spoke, he had the articulation of a man. As the public relations chair of the Marshall Middle School’s Gentlemen’s Quest, Brian is used to public speaking. But his composed manner is […]
Continue ReadingNoon Rotary pledges funds for Plant City Police Department
Plant City Police Department officer Erick Sanchez thought he was making a routine traffic stop in April, when he spotted a driver and passenger not wearing their seat belts. As Sanchez wrote the ticket, a young man ran out of a nearby house. Please help my mom! Sanchez flew into action. He went to his […]
Continue ReadingSTORE AROUND THE CORNER: Bombshell Beauty Lounge
If the pink polka-dotted windows of Historic Downtown Plant City’s newest salon doesn’t tip you off to its vintage vibe, then the inside will. Bombshell Beauty Lounge’s intimate front room has a whimsical flair. One wall is striped a mod mint green. The hairstylists’ tables are bright pink. A sultry black-and-white photograph of Marilyn Monroe […]
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