Hope Lutheran Church deaconess Lyn Senkarik celebrated 10 years in ministry at a service Sunday, Sept. 27. Senkarik, a retired nurse, is also a graduate of the deaconess program of Valporaiso University in Indiana. She served her internship at Christ Lutheran Church, in Lakeland, and Grace Lutheran Church, in Winter Haven. She currently serves at […]
Continue ReadingLocal BBQ team hosting cancer fundraiser for teen
A local BBQ team is hosting a fundraiser for Nathan Dodds, a Wesley Chapel teenager with brain cancer. Hardwood BBQ has organized a night of raffles and door prizes beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill’s Blake Hall, 106 State Road 60 E. There will also be live music by […]
Continue ReadingSonny’s BBQ honors CareFest volunteers
Sonny’s BBQ of Plant City catered a feast for about 250 CareFest volunteers Saturday, Sept. 26, to honor event leaders Karen Collins and Norman Blanton. Collins and Blanton were nominated for and selected as recipients of Sonny’s Random Acts of BBQ program, which is an unexpected recognition of those who give back selflessly to others and their […]
Continue ReadingRibbon Cutting: Plant City Café
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Friday, Sept. 11, for Plant City Café at 1701 S. Alexander St., Suite 108. The family-style restaurant is open seven days a week. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has Cuban, Greek and Italian cuisine. Customers can choose from the hot line outside of the kitchen […]
Continue ReadingRep. Dennis Ross to run for majority whip
Rep. Dennis Ross officially announced his candidacy for majority whip of the Unite States House of Representatives Friday, Sept. 25. “Our nation is in need of strong, conservative leadership that will stand up to the president and offer conservative solutions and reforms,” Ross said in a statement.” I have long said that Republicans cannot simply […]
Continue ReadingDryer causes house fire
The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue investigator has determined the cause of a Sunday, Sept. 27, house fire on Miley Road in Plant City was a dryer. According to HCFR, the leading cause of home clothes dryer and washer fires is failure to clean them. Engine 26 was able to contain the fire to one room. There were […]
Continue ReadingMother dies in single-car crash
A mother and her two children were involved in a single-car crash Sunday, Sept. 27, on Wilder Road. Veronica Garcia, 25, lost control of her vehicle and struck a TECO utility pole after driving into a ditch. She died on impact, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Her two children, Geovanni Ibarra, 5, and […]
Continue ReadingContinuing a tradition
One year has gone by since the Plant City Times & Observer’s inaugural edition of “Wonder Women.” The special section aims to herald women in the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World who are doing amazing things to make their community a better place to live, work and play. In this one year, our picks for […]
Continue ReadingBad to the Bone: Haunted trail coming in October
Horror lovers can be spooked by a wicked Halloween attraction that is returning to a remote property off South Frontage Road for the second year in a row. Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail will open Friday, Oct. 2, and its scare zones will be terrorizing the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World every weekend through Halloween. […]
Continue ReadingWhitney Miller Humphrey
Plant City residents might see Whitney Miller Humphrey in the grocery store and think nothing of it. The 28-year-old blends in with the small-town atmosphere, having been raised in an even smaller one. But checking out the cookbook section of the store and seeing her face on some of thecovers would have people doing double-takes. […]
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