The Florida Commission on the Status of Women is looking for nominations for the Florida Achievement Award. The Commission will recognize meritorious women who have improvd the lives of women in Florida and who have served as positive role models for women and girls in their community. Nominations may be made in two categories: women […]
Continue ReadingDomino’s looking to hire
Seventy-three Domino’s pizza stores throughout the Tampa area, including the store in Plant City at 204 W. Alexander St., are looking to hire new delivery drivers. online pharmacy https://www.fixdental.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/3-41e80f49ff6fc2d63561aa7a4b7803d7/2022/cymbalta.html with best prices today in the USA There are almost 200 job positions open throughout the Tampa area. Local franchise owner Erin Mullins started out as a delivery […]
Continue ReadingFamily remembers mother a month after wrong-way crash
A roadside memorial is set up near Bryan Elementary to mark the spot where Claudia Alderman, 59, was killed in a wrong-way accident a little over a month ago. A wreath of flowers rests against the base of a street sign pole. Fist-sized motorcycle figurines are nestled between the colored petals. Ms. Alderman loved to ride […]
Continue ReadingHistoric Resources board to hold special meeting on Tever Street improvements
The City of Plant City Historic Resources Board will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Sadye Gibbs Auditorium of City Hall (Nettie Berry Draughon Municipal Building), 302 W. Reynolds St., regarding improvements at 507 W. Tever Street and other matters that may come before the board. If a person […]
Continue ReadingFather’s Day contest winners pick up Parkesdale prize
Shaylee Spell, 5, and her family picked up a Father’s Day prize basket from Parkesdale Farm Market for the essay she wrote on why her father, Troy Spell, is the best. It printed last Friday. In case you missed it: I think my daddy is the best in the whole world. No one else has […]
Continue ReadingBaby born in hospital elevator
Not many people can say they have taken half an elevator ride. But Amanda and Jeff Lumsden’s newborn daughter, Addison Frances, has. She was born in one of the South Florida Baptist Hospital elevators on the way to the labor and delivery unit Wednesday, June 17. “She’s an amazing child,” Amanda Lumsden, 36, said. “I […]
Continue ReadingVarrea development gets closer to reality
Cone Farms is inching closer and closer to becoming the master-planned community Varrea. Representatives from Stantec, on behalf of the landowner Walton International Group, made a presentation to the City of Plant City Planning Board Thursday, June 11, revealing more plans for the development that will resemble neighborhoods such as Walden Lake, FishHawk and Lakewood […]
Continue ReadingStudent remembers aunt by volunteering
Jenna Glass sat in the knee-high grass and watched her metallic silver balloon float into the sunset Monday, June 15. It has been a year since her big-hearted aunt, Stacey Parkerson, was hit and killed by a vehicle while walking alongside Sydney Road. The family gathered at the accident site just several houses down the […]
Continue ReadingWin tickets to the Fourth of July celebration
The Plant City Times & Observer has partnered with the City of Plant City Recreation and Parks Department to giveaway six pairs of VIP tickets to the annual Fourth of July celebration at the Plant City Stadium, 1810 E. Park Road. The celebration will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at Plant […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Gonzalo Carrizales
Gonzalo Carrizales spent family day the Plant City way. He will receive a $15 gift certificate from Linda’s Crab Shack in Historic Downtown Plant City for his winning photograph. From deviled crab cakes to grouper sandwiches, Linda’s Crab Shack offers a variety of seafood platters to whet anybody’s appetite. Carrizales can pick the gift certificate up […]
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