Billy and Doris Johnson are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Their daughters wish them well: “Mom and Dad, as you look back and cherish the past 50 years together, you have been there side by side for each other. You have shared many memories and dreams to be proud of. You have given your time […]
Continue ReadingAnd the winners are …
The Plant City Times & Observer and Plant City Recreation & Parks asked residents what the Fourth of July means to them for a chance to win VIP tickets to the 2014 Fourth of July Celebration. We received a ton of red-hot answers, but only six winners will get to sit front and center to […]
Continue ReadingSoccer field project needs millions more in funding
Although the World Cup is in progress, soccer dreams in Plant City have been put on hold. An ongoing project to add six new playing fields at Ellis Methvin Park has stalled because of a lack of funding. The city needs another $970,981.14 to complete the minimum requirements for the soccer fields and fourplex, and […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Girl Scouts hit Washington, D.C.
Countless monuments, the Smithsonian Museum and one double-decker bus later, the Girl Scouts in Troop 499 had seen almost all of Washington, D.C. Eight out of the 11 members took the summer trip to the nation’s capital to earn four fun badges earlier this month. “They were excited about things you wouldn’t think teenagers would […]
Continue ReadingPlant City YMCA hires new camp and aquatics director
The Zeno Zone was crawling with rambunctious summer campers at Plant City’s YMCA last week. When Steven Schwamman called the children over from their imaginative games in the two-story playground, they climbed down to the sound of his booming voice. The more than 6-foot-tall athlete commands attention in any room, even one with enticing pingpong […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Clogging Connection takes competition
Whether it’s The Florida Opry or Pioneer Days in Plant City, the thunderous sound of rhythmic footwork can be heard on the main stage from the popular Clogging Connection act. The local dance team is also a familiar sight in the competition ring. It won 15 awards June 7 at the Power All Star Challenge […]
Continue ReadingPlant City chef wins ‘Chopped’ scholarship competition
What would you make with collard greens, Asian rice noodles, queso blanco cheese and a veal T-bone? The seemingly inharmonious items were the ingredients in the recent Food Network’s “Chopped” scholarship competition in New York City. But one of Plant City’s own knew exactly what he wanted to create with the hodgepodge menu. Devin Davis […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Felon still at large
East Knights Griffin Road was covered with police officers today while they searched for a felon wanted by the State Attorney’s Office. George Edward Ford, 33, of Plant City, is still at large. He has a warrant out for trafficking cocaine. Plant City Police Department officers first noticed Ford while he was driving a U-Haul […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: HCSO obtain warrant against Myers
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives have obtained an additional arrest warrant for Steven Myers charging him with five counts of Using a Computer/Electronics, in his case a cell phone, to seduce and solicit a minor for sex. The registered sex offender disappeared with 16-year-old Ashley Lyon on June 11. They were found in Lafayette, La. The warrant will be […]
Continue ReadingFamily, friends remember hit-and-run victim
A tear-filled group of friends and family gathered June 20, at Wells Memorial and Event Center, to celebrate the life of Stacey Parkerson. Parkerson died on Father’s Day, after clinging to life for five months from critical injuries she sustained during a hit and run accident in January. There was standing-room only during the memorial […]
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