Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire on North Wiggins Road Sunday, May 17. It took about an hour for firefighters to extinguish the blaze at a 3,000-square-foot home at 422 North Wiggins Road. One patient was transported from the scene with unknown injuries. A HCFR investigator was on scene to determine the cause and […]
Continue ReadingFocal Point: P.C. student wins photography award
The red light of the hidden darkroom at the end of the H hall in Plant City High School creates mysterious shadows on the high cheekbones of Keaunia Kaa’a’s face. It was in that enigmatic corner that the senior art student created a portrait of luminescence and a beacon of hope in her photograph, “Love […]
Continue ReadingP.C. student salutatorian of Grace Christian
Melissa Harnage rose to the top during her years at Grace Christian School in Valrico. But she didn’t start off with the intention of earning the salutatorian honor. “The hardest thing was developing my work ethic,” Harnage said. “When I started high school in ninth grade, I wasn’t a very serious student at all. … […]
Continue ReadingCutest Critter: Hatchi
Jerry and Marti Lofstrom’s family dog, Hatchi, is loyal, smart, affectionate, giving and understanding — traits you like to see in others. The girl might not be considered “cute,” but she is a beautiful lady. Turkey Creek Animal Hospital and Animal Wellness Center have partnered to present a weekly Cutest Critter Contest. Entering is simple: Just […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Sandy Van Vooren
Sandy Van Vooren took this photo of a beautiful afternoon at Walden Lake Park. The Plant City Times & Observer and Grimes Hardware have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will have their photo featured and receive a $15 gift certificate to Grimes Hardware’s Strawberry Town Cafe! To enter, […]
Continue ReadingOUR TOWN: Meat raffle a success
Knights of Columbus Council 8095 at St. Clement Church raised $2,400 for charity with its annual meat raffle. Parishioner Tom Cowan bought the winning ticket and picked up a trunk load of packaged beef from Rick’s Custom Meats April 18 in Lithia. An anonymous donor paid for the $799 meat package. The raffle, organized by […]
Continue Reading2015 April Real Estate Transactions
The home at 4205 Papa Wilder Road sold April 7, for $425,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,714 square feet of living area on 36 acres. The price per square foot is $247.96. Bracewell Heights The home at 1201 N. Gordon St. sold April 30, for $21,500. Built in 1925, […]
Continue ReadingWrong-way driver charged with vehicular homicide
UPDATE: Osbaldo Campos, 21, the man charged with vehicular homicide in the May 12 wrong-way crash on Reynolds Street has bonded out of jail a second time. “We have no facts to indicate that he is a flight risk,” Sergeant Alfred Van Duyne, of the Plant City Police Department, said. A search for him is […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: State Road 60 wrong-way crash claims second life
Another driver in a fatal May 8 wrong-way crash on State Road 60 has died. Avimael Hernandez-Sargento, 37, of Lake Worth, died May 12. He was driving a 2000 GMC Sierra the at about 11 p.m. the wrong way near Bugg Road when he collided with a 2004 Mazda RX8 in the westbound, inside lane of State […]
Continue ReadingHospital to host free seminar for autoimmune disorders
South Florida Baptist Hospital will be hosting Ladies Night Out: Autoimmune Disorders from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in the administrative conference room. An expert will identify classic myths about autoimmune disorders and differentiate fact from fiction. Registration is required, and the class is free. Call (813) 644-6720 for more information.
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