By Michael Eng | Managing Editor For a kid, there’s nothing quite like seeing an adult get a pummeled in the face with a whipped-cream pie. And when the children in Plant City’s summer program at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Planteen rec centers met for a kickball challenge July 13, they knew […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Beauty for Ashes
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Plant City teens and families packed Trinity United Methodist Church for Frontline Youth’s third annual youth rally, Beauty for Ashes, July 14.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Vacation Bible Schools 07.19.12
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer It was a week full of messy crafts, lively games, comedic skits and animated dancing at three Plant City churches during their vacation Bible schools. Shiloh Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Midway and Church on the Rock all held their respective events last week. The vacation Bible schools […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: VBS First United Methodist Church
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer VBS at the First United Methodist Church was filled with exciting activities for kids. Movies and crafts were just some of the things, VBS-ers did. One silly game required the kids to pick up cotton balls with their noses which were covered in vaseline.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: VBS at First Presbyterian Church of Plant City
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Vacation bible schoolers at the First United Methodist Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Plant City were busy with activities last week. They played silly games, made aviation inspired crafts, chased each other in a game of tag and watched a movie that taught Christian values.
Continue ReadingSTORE AROUND THE CORNER: Focus 4 Beauty Career Center
Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer The buzzing of a nail gun, the crisp cut of scissors to hair and the constant murmur of salon gossip are all sounds you hear when walking into the Focus 4 Beauty Career Center. Focus 4 Beauty is the first and only cosmetology career center located in Plant City. Owners […]
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Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Bike Fest
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Dozens of motorcycles rumbled into town for the monthly Bike Fest July 7, in Historic Downtown Plant City. The event attracted hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from throughout the area.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Fourth of July Celebration
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Thousands of residents braved the spotty rain for a family friendly night of fun and fireworks July 4, at Plant City Stadium.
Continue ReadingNEIGHBOR: Morgan Davis
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Morgan Davis didn’t need a quiet office with a beautiful view to write his novel. The 21-year-old wrote the first 6,000 words of “Prescribed Life” on a cell phone during his shifts at Plant City Skatepark. His brother, Jesse Starr, got Davis a laptop to speed up the writing […]
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