Plant City students sweep at FFA convention
Strawberry Crest High School’s FFA team won first place in both Agricultural Issues and Parliamentary Procedures in the 89th Annual Florida State Convention and Expo last week. The team will advance to the national level of FFA competition in October representing the state of Florida.
Durant and J.F. St. Martin’s Madison Smith won the state FFA Creed contest after memorizing and presenting the five paragraphs of the FFA Creed and answering questions. She is also competing in October at the national convention in Indiana.
Plant City’s Wolfgang Joseph Aristotle “Arie” Fry-Eastin was sworn in as Area Five State Vice President at the 89th Annual Florida State Convention.
Scholarships presented by Women’s Club
Plant City’s The General Federation of Women’s Clubs presented $1,000 worth of scholarships to students and honored a veteran going back to school to obtain her nursing degree on May 26. The group is an international organization dedicated toward community improvement by impacting lives through volunteering.
Plant City woman killed in car accident in Polk
A single-vehicle crash Monday in West Lakeland led to the death of a 33-year-old Plant City Woman on June 19. A 911 call was received by PCSO Emergency Communications Center at 3:40 a.m. regarding a single vehicle crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Swindell Road in Lakeland.
Jennifer Hallman appeared to be driving over the posted speed of 45 mph and failed to stop at the intersection’s stop sign. The van went through the intersection, striking a cautionary sign and then traveling 80 feet and striking a large oak tree.
The airbags in the van deployed but it does not appear as if the driver was wearing a seat belt. Whether Hallman was impaired or distracted is not know at this time, however it is under investigation. She was found dead by emergency workers at the scene, according to the Sheriff’s Office.