When Quinn Reitz had her first chid and couldn’t find a nursing tank top that was stylish and comfortable yet provided easy access for breastfeeding, the new mom took the untraditional route and designed her own. “I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for, which was a tank top made made from cotton fabric […]
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We asked Plant City: Is there a conspiracy theory you believe?
Oh where to start…Lee Harvey Oswald wasn’t the lone gunner to Covid being a bio weapon released a accidentally or purposely by the CCP and gain of function research funded by Faucci and CDC and big pharma cashing in on mostly ineffective vaccines. Brandon Shearer How Biden got into office Mike Shover The difference between […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 08.29.24
Robert ‘Slim’ Flagg Warren III Robert “Slim” Flagg Warren III, 69, of Plant City, Fla., born on Mar. 13, 1956, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 21, 2024. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Barbara Bloodsworth Shepard Barbara Bloodsworth Shepard, 90, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Edina, Minnesota, born on Sept. 26, 1933, in […]
Continue ReadingCOMPANY REPURPOSES AIRCRAFT IN Plant City
“I have done a little bit of everything,” said Ozzie Saez, the owner of Aero Salvage Design. “I have owned 18 businesses. This one started because I used to build aluminum cars—re-creation cars. Then we built somebody a piece of furniture out of a section of one of those cars. That led to ‘Hey, can […]
Continue ReadingFriends of the Library
In 1993, Friends of the Library began its mission to raise friends and raise funds to support the Bruton Memorial Library. Since that time, it has helped underwrite library initiatives like computers, and equipping the Cookie Smith Reading Room. Friends of the Library is now rebuilding itself after the chaos, shutdowns, and isolation of the […]
Continue ReadingTHE WOMEN’S CLUB HAS SERVED PLANT CITY SINCE 1922
Local women founded the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) in Plant City in 1922. The original members are described as benevolent, philanthropic, civic, scientific, literary, and social. The group’s first act in Plant City was to donate 2,000 books to the city, and renovate and repair a building to serve as a public library. […]
Continue ReadingA Look Inside the Dr. Scotty and Hsiu Huang History Center at the Plant City Photo Archives: Hints and Resources
Have you ever wondered what Downtown Plant City looked like in the past? Who used to live in that house down the street? When and where did the spring training national baseball league teams play? Welcome to the Dr. Scotty & Hsiu Huang History Center at Plant City Photo Archives, where you can find answers […]
Continue ReadingSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church Welcomes New Rector and Family
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church welcomes its new rector, the Rev. Derek Larson, along with his family: LauraAnn, Barret (8), and Alaster (2). A Celebration of New Ministry will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., presided over by the Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. Founded […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 08.22.24
We asked Plant City: What is one food you hate but everyone else loves? Not really “food”, but COFFEE, yuck!!!!! Karen Ann Cox Avocado, Seafood, Mushrooms…yuck, yuck yuck! Donna Martinez Salmon Barbara Skaggs Ward Cottage cheese Cynthia Davis Van Camp Fish & any seafood … anything that comes out of water Kelsey Spell Pumpkin anything […]
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L.T. Dixon L.T. Dixon, 90, of Plant City, Fla., born on Aug. 21, 1933, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 11, 2024. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He loved his family dearly, and enjoyed traveling, camping, and the North Carolina mountains. He was preceded in death by wife, Helen Dixon; and […]
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