The candle light vigil for Maitlin Haynes was a night to remember. The community came out and gave great support to the Haynes family. Around 250 neighbors, family and friends spoke that night. We created a circle of life and let anyone who wanted to speak of our dear Maitlin come into the circle. Plant City seniors […]
Continue ReadingMy View: Midtown Wish Lish
After getting curious about the progress of Midtown development, I asked City Manager Mike Herr what kind of businesses he thought would spring up in the buildings soon to be constructed in Midtown. His office responded by sending a “Midtown Vision” statement by email. I started asking myself what kind of shops, stores and restaurants […]
Continue ReadingHappy anniversary
Herman and Leslie Stewart celebrated 50 years together Jan. 22.
Continue ReadingLetter to Editor: Call to vets to pay respects
When was the last time you left on a trip and when you returned, you were greeted with the smiles, hugs, and the laughter of family and friends? As a retired military veteran who has experienced numerous deployments, the sight and sounds of a “Welcome Home” crowd was more than just music to my ears, it […]
Continue ReadingRead Everywhere: Quakenbruck, Germany
While on vacation in Quakenbruck, Germany, to visit their family, Kevin, Belinda and Nick Casy saw city hall in Market Square. The northern German town is Belinda’s mother’s birth place and where most of her family still lives. The Plant City Times & Observer and Cruise Planners have partnered to present our monthly It’s Read […]
Continue ReadingBlueberry Pageant sign ups
The Blueberry Festival Pageant sign ups will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 21, at Keel and Curley Winery, 5210 Thonotosassa Road. Girls 2 to 19 and boys 2 to 6 can register. Each age division will have only 20 contestants so don’t delay with sign ups. Paperwork […]
Continue ReadingFatal crash occurs at I-4, Alexander interchange
A Saturn collided with a pick up truck hauling a trailer at the Interstate 4 interchange on Alexander Street at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 16. The Saturn, driven by Eric McClellan, 23, of Haines City, was traveling south on Alexander Street and took an eastbound turn toward the I-4 entrance ramp on a green light. He collided […]
Continue ReadingInsurance agent facing more grand theft charges
By Tampa Bay Times Staff A Plant City insurance agent who was twice arrested last year on charges that she stole thousands of dollars from her clients is facing additional charges after more people claimed she took their money. Investigators with the state Division of Insurance Fraud have alleged that Paula Albertson, 53, stole more […]
Continue ReadingMIA WWII pilot identified
Past strawberry fields and citrus groves, past pasture fences and dirt roads, two representatives from the United States Army drove to the Lithia home of Sandy Shirley on a sunny January afternoon. Twelve miles outside of Plant City, First Sgt. Rudolph Neal and Jeannette Bogle had traveled even further from Miami and Kentucky. They were […]
Continue ReadingLocal team needs help floating to Polar Plunge
Preteen Megan Flowers still gets chills when she thinks about the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. Flowers competed last year, braving the 60-degree water at Aquatica in Orlando for her Plant City-based team Warriors at Heart. This year she will compete again. But, first she and her team have to raise $500 before Feb. 1. […]
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