Nate Hoover took this shot of Snellgrove’s in Historic Downtown at night this month. 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 ReadingPCHS Prince and Princess crowned
Plant City High School held the 2015 Prince and Princess Contest in which students were asked to compete by collecting money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, as well as the PCHS Scholarship Fund. The male student collecting the most money was crowned Prince and the girl with the highest collections was crowned Princess. School […]
Continue ReadingMan in critical condition after scooter hit
A Dover man is in critical condition after he collided with a car Thursday, Feb. 12. At 10:30 p.m., Alicia Gomez-Montejo, 22, of Dover, was traveling north on Sydney Dover Road when she slowed and attempted to turn left into the driveway at 3226 Sydney Dover Road in her 2005 Nissan Altima. Jerome Townsley, 50, was traveling south […]
Continue ReadingJanuary Real Estate Transactions
A country home in north Plant City topped the real estate sales in January. The home at 1330 Hams Farm Road sold Jan. 23, for $312,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,037 square feet of living area on one acre. The price per square foot is $102.73. JANUARY […]
Continue ReadingReaders respond
Observer Media Group CEO Matt Walsh asked last week on this page: ‘Never again?’ It was referring to the Holocaust and implied that Islamic terrorists’ atrocities resembled those of the Nazis. We said it was time for the U.S. to act forcefully. OMG readers responded — forcefully. + We need to wake up Dear Editor: Well, […]
Continue ReadingPCCC hosts winter sing
To celebrate the installation of Claudia L. Bolaño as the Plant City Community Chorale’s new Artistic Director, an open house and winter sing has been planned. The winter sing will allow interested singers the opportunity to preview some of the music to be performed by PCCC in the coming Spring and Summer concert seasons; while […]
Continue ReadingPainting of P.C. farmer to be displayed during festival
A painting of iconic Plant City strawberry farmer Sam Astin Sr. has found its way to the Florida Strawberry Festival after an interesting lifespan. The oil painting features the late Astin, of Astin Strawberry Exchange, in his signature overalls, holding a flat of strawberries while others behind him are shown picking and spreading fertilizer. Peter Lederer, former owner of […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Kelly Webb
Kelly Webb loves walking around the big lake in Walden Lake Park. The best time to go is right as the sun is coming up, she says. Webb captured this at the green across the street where many water fowl live and thrive. She calls it “Rise and Shine.” The Plant City Times & Observer and Grimes […]
Continue ReadingKnights Elementary Relay team flushing away cancer
The Knights Elementary Relay for Life team has toilet humor. Team leaders Linda Herman and Joanie Petty have been dropping off a purple potty in front yards for the past two weeks. That’s right — a commode they bedazzled and spray painted. The move is part of a fundraising campaign to raise money and awareness […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake to hold roundup
Walden Lake Elementary School will hold its Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2015-2016 school year at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the multi-purpose room. Children 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2015 may register for kindergarten. Birth certificate, immunization record, recent physical (within a year of Aug. 25, 2015), social security number, and […]
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