GRAND CHAMPION All breeds heifer: Meagan Meredith All breeds bull: Casey Harper Bred and owned heifer: Kaleb Williams Bred and owned bull: Kaleb Williams Angus heifer: Clayton Brock Angus bull: Kendall Locke Brangus Heifer: Cassidy Polston Grand champion brangus bull and reserve grand champion brangus bull: Casey Harper Other breeds heifer: Meagan Meredith Other breeds […]
Continue ReadingFestival Winners: Steer
Overall grand champion: Jarrett Gillman Overall reserve grand champion: Clay Joyner Lightweight Grand champion: Anna Conrad Reserve grand champion: Ethan Vaughan Middleweight Grand champion: Cheyenne Lopez Reserve grand champion: Brett Love Heavyweight Grand champion: Jarrett Gillman Reserve grand champion: Clay Joyner Class 1 First: Kayla Mishler Second: Madi Conrad Third: Zachary Campbell Fourth: Haley Flack […]
Continue ReadingFestival Winners: Baby Contest
DECORATED DIAPER Come Join the Party: Raelynn Rose Torbert Funniest: Hagen Lee Meiers Strawberry: Jisselle Marie Salinas Cartoon: Tucker Russell Brown FEATURES CONTESTS Biggest eyes: Jameson William Roberts Most hair: Jisselle Marie Salinas Chubbiest cheeks: Gemma Jean Bauer Look-alike twins: Presley Suzanne Arman and Paisley Alina Arman PRETTIEST GIRL 6- to 9-months: Ainslee Elizabeth Creel 10- to 12-months: Tiftyn Raelynn Gill 13- to 15-months: […]
Continue ReadingGet your strawberries
Wish Farms will be holding its annual Charity Strawberry U-Pick from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Wish Farms, 37381 State Road 62, Duette. Proceeds will go to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association, an organization that provides quality child care and early education for children of migrant farm workers and rural, low-income […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 2015 Real Estate Transactions
SNAPSHOT Minimum: $25,600 Maximum: $339,000 Average: $130,215 Median: $115,000 Colson Acres home tops sales in February The home at 2307 Gainer Lane sold Feb. 20, for $339,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four and one half baths and 4,004 square feet of living area on one acre. The price per square foot is $84.67. Alexander Woods The […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Caroline Pacheco
Troop1157 gave back to the community and provided the homeless with snacks and toiletries behind Bruton Memorial Library. Caroline Pacheco snapped the good dead. 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 […]
Continue ReadingPlay opens at PCE
Plant City Entertainment and The Frenzie Life Theatre are presenting “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical” in March. Opening weekend runs March 13 to 15 at Plant City Entertainment, 101 N. Thomas St. The play will be shown March 19 to 21, as well. All showtimes start at 8 p.m. except for March 19, which is a […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man arrested for carjacking, attempted murder
An 18-year-old Plant City man has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for a crime spree spanning three counties. Gregory Leon Ragins was captured in Tampa Tuesday, March 10, on North 49th Street. Ragins is a suspect in a March 6 Polk County shooting and armed robbery, a March 8 Osceola carjacking and an […]
Continue ReadingSuspects arrested for stealing $15,000 of jewelry, guns
Two suspects were arrested Wednesday, March 11, for a series of burglaries that occurred in February. Justin Norris, 19, of Seffner, and Charles Cameron, 43, of Plant City, were arrested on charges of armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm, dealing in stolen property and more, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. On February 23, […]
Continue ReadingLocal winner for Stingray Corvette drawn
Ann Trinkle was drawn as the winner of the Stingray Chevrolet Corvette drawing Sunday, March 8, at the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. The local winner went to test out her ride Monday. The raffle benefits Unity in the Community and the many Plant City organizations it supports.
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