The Florida Strawberry Festival has been named a Top 20 Event for February 2015 by the Southeast Tourism Society for the 13th time. The Southeast Tourism Society, a non-profit organization that promotes and develops tourism throughout the Southeast, annually awards successful fairs, festivals, tourism attractions, special events and more across the Southeast by naming them […]
Continue ReadingSuspect identified in St. Pete shooting of Plant City man
UPDATE: A suspect has been identified in the St. Petersburg shooting of a Plant City man. Devin Pierre-Antione Dixon, 30, of Plant City, is wanted on an outstanding first degree murder warrant for the Sept. 8 shooting of Clinton Bailey, 24, of Plant City, in front of a Queensboro Avenue South home. Bailey was at outside […]
Continue ReadingPolice looking for missing endangered adult
At about 9:32 a.m., Sept. 10, the Plant City Police Department responded to a residence in the 3500 block of Liles Lane in reference to a missing endangered adult male. Family members advised that white male, William Witherspoon, 74, was last seen at his residence between 4 and 5 a.m. Witherspoon left his residence on foot and his […]
Continue ReadingMarshalls coming Sept. 18
A new Marshalls store, located in Lake Walden Square off West Alexander Street, will open Sept. 18. The grand opening will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and include giveaways, gift card prizes and more. Marshalls will also present a $5,000 donation to the United Food Bank of Plant City at 7:30 a.m. […]
Continue ReadingTeacher brings South Korean agriculture lesson to classroom
Jason Steward fired up his computer to check his email last year. One caught his eye. It was an invitation to go on a trip to South Korea with the Future Farmers of America. And although the email caught the Tomlin Middle School teacher’s attention, it was just for a fleeting moment. He had gotten […]
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Family concocts fundraising recipe with Good Cookie 5K
The Pierce family’s home off Durant Road turned into a cookie-making factory Tuesday, Sept. 2. Sixth-grader Morgan Pierce, her sister and her friends baked more than 250 cookies for the Good Cookie Run, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6. The 5K will raise money to go towards childhood cancer research. Morgan was diagnosed […]
Continue ReadingLecture on Florida cattle ranching to be hosted at library
Do you remember that history class that put you to sleep back in high school? This lecture is definitely not that. The Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library will be hosting Florida Folk Heritage award recipient Bob Stone, who will speak on Florida cattle ranching. His storytelling goes back five centuries, to the days where […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 09.05.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. AUG. 15 BAD CHECK North Maryland Avenue. Counterfeiting. Officers responded to this store, in reference to a white male cashing a stolen/forged check on July 6. The check was discovered on Aug. 14. ROGUE RUGeR East Alsobrook Street. […]
Continue ReadingClub Hubbub 09.05.14
If your club would like to post announcements, email them to Associate Editor Amber Jurgensen, ajur gensen@plantcityobserver.com. + Plant City Optimist Club The 20th Annual Plant City Optimist Club/Plant City Recreation & Parks Department Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, at Diamond Hill Golf & Country Club, 13115 Sydney Road, Valrico. Registration begins at […]
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