OFFERINGS LEADERSHIP TRAINING: Faith Family Outreach Church of Plant City, 1214 W. Reynolds St., Suite 2, is launching a new leadership training program, the Christian Leadership Development Institute, to provide instruction in the basic skills needed for assisting with positions of leadership within ministries. Some topics covered in the seven-week training program will include qualities of an effective leader, communicating effectively and more. Pauline Rivers, the church's co-pastor and an organization development and learning consultant with a doctoral degree from the University of Florida, will serve as executive director and lead instructor. Sessions will be held on designated Sunday afternoons through April. Call (813) 759-0260 or e-mail at pmrivers phd@aol.com . ...more

February 18, 2009

A small survey of polling places in the Plant City area showed the precincts were line free after 6 p.m., with some seeing only a trickle of voters coming in after 5 p.m. ...more

November 4, 2008

Bill Douglas genuinely loves to help people and enjoys serving his community and church. ...more

November 3, 2008

The Rev. Lavern Franzen, former bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will be guest speaker July 13 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2104 Mud Lake Road. ...more

July 5, 2008