The construction on a new Burger King off Thonotosassa Road has begun, according to Quality Dining Inc., the operator of 56 Tampa Bay-area Burger King restaurants. Construction is scheduled to be finished in August. The restaurant will will offer an “Internet Cafe” with free Wi-Fi for guests. It will have a Coca Cola Freestyle machine, with […]
Continue ReadingHillsborough commissioners to consider seeking legal fees from ethics complaint
By William March | Times Correspondent Hillsborough County Commissioners may seek legal fees of $15,000 or more from Plant City winery owner Joe Keel for Commissioner Al Higginbotham’s successful defense against an ethics complaint that Keel filed. The commissioners will consider Wednesday, May 6, whether to authorize Higginbotham’s attorney, Latour “L.T.” Lafferty, to seek the […]
Continue ReadingSCHS band director arrested for DUI
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the band director of Strawberry Crest for DUI after she refused to provide breath samples Sunday, May 3, and almost drove into a patrol car. At about 9:30 p.m., deputies made a traffic stop on Cheri Sleeper, 51, of Tampa, for failing to yield the right of way. She pulled out from […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Times & Observer brings in awards
The Plant City Times & Observer is pleased to announce that the paper has won four awards in the 2014 Local Media Association’s editorial contest: Best Front Page: Third Best Feature: Second, Dahlia Strong Best Feature: Third, House of Healing Best Breaking News Story: Plant City fires police chief The Plant City Times & Observer contributed four wins to […]
Continue ReadingSolving the Mystery: Man looking for family in vintage photos
A customer plopped down stacks of vintage black-and-white photographs at the front counter of a Plant City thrift store. The victorian faces lured employee Ken King to their mystery — a man with a sheriff’s star, three daughters, a black couple in fine clothes. The photographs had been found tucked away in the attic of […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 05.01.15
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. April 14 HOOK, LINE & SINKER 1800 block of North Gordon Street. Burglary to a vessel. Two black fishing poles worth $375 and a duffel bag with fishing tackle worth $300 was taken from the complainant’s boat, which […]
Continue ReadingAttracting Wildlife with Florida Native Plants
by Cammie Donaldson and Deven Higginbotham | Florida Native Plant Society Do you want to attract birds and butterflies to your yard? Wildlife needs food, water and cover, and can only live where these needs are met. Florida’s plants and animals, from bobcats and deer to the tiniest insects, have co-evolved over thousands of years, […]
Continue ReadingOoh La La hosts contest for moms
Ooh La La Hair Studio is having a Mother’s Day contest, and the grand prize is a makeover. Write in about your amazing mom via Facebook on the Ooh La La Hair Studio of Plant City page or mail-in or drop-off letters to the studio at 2412 James L. Redman Parkway, Plant City, Fl 33566. […]
Continue ReadingCutest Critter: Snicker-Doodle-Jonas-Beiber and FatCat
Kristi Stewart says this about her pet babies: “Snicker-Doodle-Jonas-Beiber (mixed colors) and FatCat (black and white) love to (lie) by the window when the weather outside is cool. Usually the blinds are down. But when they want warmth they scratch at the blinds for us to pull them up. We love our babies!” Turkey Creek […]
Continue ReadingArchives selects associate director
The Plant City Photo Archives and History Center added an associate director to its staff. Plant City resident Barbara “Shelly” Drummond joined the staff April 13. Prior to joining the Photo Archives staff, Drummond had been serving as curator of education and programming for the Polk County History Center in Bartow. She has previously worked […]
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