Every year, the second Thursday of May is “Red Day,” renew, energize, donate, at all Keller Williams Realty offices. In Plant City, nine agents converged on the United Food Bank to help process the over 40,000 pounds of food received during the recent annual Mail Carrier Food Drive. Marking cans and boxes with expiration dates […]
Continue ReadingEnter our Father’s Day contest
Does your dad know how to fix anything? Did he overcome amazing obstacles to take care of his family? The Plant City Times & Observer wants to hear about it. We are looking for entries for our annual Father’s Day contest. It’s simple. Write an essay telling us why your dad is the best in […]
Continue ReadingRecording artist coming to P.C.
Award-winning country group Hoyt Hughes Band will be in Plant City Friday, May 29, at Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill, 106 E. State Road 60. The band will be debuting a new single and video of their latest recording “Stomp On.” This is a song that is exemplary of the band’s musical heritage, a rowdy, rocking, […]
Continue ReadingTimes Observer scores awards
The Plant City Times & Observer won 10 awards as part of Florida Press Association’s 2014 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest. The awards range from excellence in graphic design to sports reporting. Ag/environment: Amber Jurgensen Arts/entertainment: Michael Eng Best obituary: Michael Eng Feature photo: Michael Eng Feature story (profile): Amber Jurgensen Informational graphic: Jessica Eng Local government reporting: Michael Eng Sports feature story: Justin Kline Sports page […]
Continue ReadingCarjacker takes off with kids in car
A masked carjacker took off from the Marathon gas station off Interstate 4 on Branch Forbes Road with two young children in the car Sunday, May 24. At about 11 p.m., Susan Davidson, 61, of Hudson, stopped to get gas in her 2010 Chrysler minivan. She left the keys in the car while pumping gas. […]
Continue ReadingRiding Out the Storm: Scout helping vets for Eagle Scout
“Do a good turn daily.” The official Boy Scout slogan is simple, but not always easy to follow. Alvin Orrico, a sophomore at Santa Fe Catholic High School, should know — he has been a loyal scout for five years. Alvin is a member of Troop 734, chartered by Cork United Methodist Church. It the […]
Continue ReadingHOMETOWN HERO: Planes and Patchwork
Tammy Arnold spends her evenings in peace. She sews flowing, colorful quilts, and cares for her rescued cats and a cocker spaniel with special needs. But for more than two decades, Arnold had turned up the intensity in her life quite a few notches. In 1991, at 32, Arnold decided to leave her accounting career […]
Continue ReadingFood Paradise: Couple opens new vegan restaurant
What would cheesecake be like without cheese? Or how would fettucine alfredo taste without any cream? According to customers who have tried these items at Taste of Eden Bistro in Brandon, these creations are just as delicious as their dairy-based counterparts, and much healthier, too. Sherry and Dave Orcutt, who live in Plant City and […]
Continue ReadingBig Brothers Big Sisters comes to Plant City
The Plant City Area Democrats have invited a special guest speaker to their meeting next week, but members of any political party could find the topic interesting: Tampa Bay children’s need for mentors and role models. Dexter Lewis, from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, will be giving a presentation on the organization’s local […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations, graduate
Chelsea D. Kendrick, of Plant City, graduated with a bachelor’s of social work from University of West Florida in a commencement ceremony May 2. While at the UWF, her activities included dean’s list for two semesters, Student Government Association, Common Ground, Voyages Leadership, Children’s Home Society volunteer and Junior Achievement volunteer. buy prograf online https://www.cherryhilldentalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/wpcode/cache/library/prograf.html […]
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