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Steve Hurley received the 2016 Dean Snyder Soaring Eage Award.
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Sharon Moody was named the 2016 Citizen of the Year for her many community involvements.
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Dr. Scott Goldsmith and the staff of South Florida Baptist Hospital began using the Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System (RIO) to assist with surgeries.
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Jorge Salmeron, the migrant advocate at Durant High School, shared his story of helping migrant students.
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Dodie White and her sister, Marsha Passmore, collected the crowns of Florida Strawberry Festival queens past for an exhibit at the 2016 festival.
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Fancy Farms grower Carl Grooms and other local growers faced a strawberry season full of “nibbler” berries.
In February, Sharon Moody was named the 2016 Citizen of the Year and the Plant City Times & Observer staff covered every angle of local strawberry fields: from the perspective of growers to the families who work in them.
