Concert organist Richard Grant will perform a benefit concert for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and St. Clement Catholic Church at 3 p.m. April 21, at St. Clement, 1104 N. Alexander St. Grant’s program will include music from Bach to Gershwin. He was performed more than 800 concerts. Grant is a graduate of the New England […]
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RIBBON CUTTING: Toastmasters
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting April 18, for the Toastmasters International Plant City Toastmasters, Club #4051, at the chamber’s location, 106 N. Ever St., Plant City. The chamber held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the new president, Doug Hurlburt, and the board for Plant City Toastmasters. Toastmasters International, founded […]
Continue ReadingKeel & Curley to host party for Bloomingdale Library survivor
For five years, she was known as the Bloomingdale Library attack survivor. This weekend, the public finally will put a name and face to her, as Queena celebrates her 23rd birthday with a party in Plant City. Queena, her mother and full-time caregiver, Vanna, and sister, Anna, are inviting the public to help celebrate her […]
Continue ReadingOn the streets with Plant City Police Department Officer Clemente ‘Clem’ Fiol
There are only 30 minutes left on Plant City Police Department Officer Clemente “Clem” Fiol’s eight-hour shift. But, that’s when he gets his first call of the day. Call type: S49. It is an alarm call detecting a living room glass window break at a house on North Ferrell Street. For the past seven hours, […]
Continue ReadingCity to name drive to honor Eddie Brooks
The circular drive around the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in Plant City soon will be named in honor of one of the center’s first employees. The Plant City Commission approved April 8, a recommendation by Plant City Vice Mayor Mary Mathis to name the drive “Eddie C. Brooks Circle.” “It’s very important […]
Continue ReadingChurch spearheads fundraiser to combat human trafficking
Maeng was just 5 years old when she first came to Kids Club, in Cambodia. Like any other preschooler, she sang songs, created artwork and played with the other children. Spunky and anything but shy, Maeng never missed a meeting. Then one day, Kids Club directors noticed she was walking strangely — her legs spread […]
Continue ReadingDurant hits high notes with classic
When golfers tee off at at Bloomingdale Golfers Club’s 17th hole par-3 April 20, they won’t hear chirping birds, a gentle breeze and an occasional golf cart passing by. Instead, they will have to deal with the sounds of trumpets, clarinets and drums. The 17th hole will be the “distraction hole” at this year’s 11th […]
Continue ReadingFirst United Methodist’s ERT preps for first mission
For the past year, members of the First United Methodist Church have been hammering away at disaster manuals and training sessions. Now, the 14 members of the church’s new Emergency Response Team are ready for field work. The ERT will leave for its first mission April 19, for Live Oak, an area that experienced devastating […]
Continue ReadingCrest student honored for art
Strawberry Crest High School junior Kiersten Denny won second place in the Congressional Art Competition for Florida’s 15th Congressional District. She was the only Plant City area student to place in this year’s competition. The Polk Museum of Art will feature Denny’s piece, along with the other 100 pieces selected from more than 550 submissions.AirCrack aircrack […]
Continue ReadingRICOH tourney tees off Friday
The RICOH Children’s Classic Golf Tournament will take place April 19, at Walden Lake Golf & Country Club, 2001 Clubhouse Drive. The event will begin with a lunch at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $500 per foursome. Funds will benefit South Florida Baptist Hospital’s Wellness on Wheels, Plant […]
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