Karen Kerr has been named the interim president at South Florida Baptist Hospital. The promotion was announced Sept. 3. Kerr has served as director of patient services at South Florida Baptist Hospital since March 2001. Before that, she worked for four years as director of patient services at St. Joseph Hospital. She takes the post […]
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BREAKING: Narcotics lab discovered near Walden Lake Elementary
One Plant City man is facing charges after Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators discovered a narcotics lab in a home less than one mile from Walden Lake Elementary School. Ronnie Dale Porter, 36, was charged with possession of, methylamine, a precursor chemical. A simple eviction turned into a daylong investigation Sept. 17, when Hillsborough County […]
Continue ReadingCrest High among district’s best in National Merit Scholarship Program
With 14 National Merit Scholar semifinalists, Strawberry Crest High School is second only to King High School among Hillsborough County high schools. At 60 students, Hillsborough leads the state in total semifinalists. Hillsborough is the third largest school district in the state but had more than Miami-Dade and Broward, the state’s two largest districts. Neighboring Pinellas […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man dies after crashing stolen dirt bike
A Plant City man driving a stolen dirt bike died after he lost control of the bike and struck a guard rail. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports, Tyease N. Thompson, 27, of the 2210 block of Holloman Road, was operating a 2008 Honda dirt bike at a high rate of speed just before 7 p.m. Sept. […]
Continue ReadingPlant City High color guard instructor arrested for indecent exposure
The color guard instructor for the Plant City High School marching band was arrested Sept. 13, on charges of lewd exhibition and indecent exposure. According to Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports, Abraham Sabastine Jarrell, 27, of Lakeland, and charged him with two counts of lewd exhibition on a child under 16 (second-degree felony) and two counts […]
Continue ReadingGlamour Girl
Jules Burt squints to get a closer look at the girl’s face. A few minutes earlier, the framed canvas was on an easel, but now, Burt is holding it with her left hand, steadying the bottom of it on her leg. “She needs a little touch-up around the eyes, don’tcha think?” she muses aloud, as […]
Continue ReadingWorkshop offers first glimpses of life in Plant City’s Midtown
Plant City officials revealed some of the first real details about the long-anticipated Midtown project Sept. 9, during a special joint workshop that included the Plant City Commission, the Planning Board and the Historic Resources Board. Inspired by communities such as Lakeland’s Munn Park, Tampa’s Hyde Park and downtown Sarasota, Plant City’s own 85-acre, live-work-play […]
Continue ReadingCharity work drives Plant City Lions Club golf tourney
Attention golfers: Dust off your clubs and pull on your cleats. The Plant City Lions Club will host its annual Charity Golf Tournament next month. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at Walden Lake Golf & Country Club, 2001 Clubhouse Drive, Plant City. Currently, registration is open […]
Continue ReadingGospel music fest to take spotlight
The Evelyn and Batista Madonia Agricultural Show Center will be jamming this weekend with faith-based tunes. The 15th annual Sonshine Opry Gospel Music Festival will bring national gospel artists, local church groups and entertainers to the main stage. “I can’t wait for that uplifting feeling of praise and worship with hometown folks to lift God’s […]
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