What football fan doesn’t love to see a (clean) monster hit or tackle? I’m a fan of any player who knows how to lower the boom and make an offensive skill player tremble in his cleats. Guys like this bring the pain every single weekend, and we see their big hits on the Internet within […]
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Garrett Wright
Durant High School has been focusing more on its hitting in 2014, and one of the seniors at the forefront of the movement is Garrett Wright. The center fielder sports the Cougars’ third-best batting average, at .435, but leads the team with eight RBI and nine runs scored. This past week, he went 1-for-3 with […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Bob Hunter
Walden Lake resident Bob Hunter submitted this photo, which he calls “Blue Duck on Bridge.” “This is why the golf course staying open benefits all of us,” he says. The Plant City Times & Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to host the I Love […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Jenifer Fiddelke
Jenifer Fiddelke submitted this photo of two of her daughters, Lily and Kate, at Painted Gaits Farm. “I call it, ‘Puttin’ on the Brakes,’” she says. The Plant City Times & Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Pam Ciganik
ilove Pam Ciganik calls this photo, “Stadium Reflections.” “I took this photo of the Plant City Stadium during a VSI soccer match,” she says. The Plant City Times & Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will […]
Continue ReadingWinner: Mackenzie Dawson
Mackenzie Dawson shared this beautiful photo of the sun setting over Fancy Farms’ strawberry fields. The Plant City Times & Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will have their photo featured and receive a $10 […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Viola Mae Williford
Viola Mae Williford, 84, of Dover, died Sept. 3, 2013. She loved her family. She is survived by her daughter, Lavone W. Wingate (Willie); grandchildren, William Duane Wingate (Ravanna), Victoria Lynn Thomas (David) and Sidney Darrell Wingate (Tracie); sisters, Margaret Gaskins (Ivan) of Groveland and Betty Rozar (Jimmy), of Groveland; eight great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Shirley Faye Sheffield
Shirley Faye Sheffield, 61, of Plant City, died Sept. 5, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Paul Sheffield and Leitha E. Caldwell. She is survived by her children, Frankie (Pennie) Fultz and Dana Fultz; a brother, Vernon Sheffield; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews. She […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Andrew ‘Andy’ Nykun Jr.
Andrew “Andy” Nykun Jr., 96, of Plant City and formerly of Great Meadows, N.J., died Sept. 7, 2013. He moved in 2011, to Plant City, from Great Meadows, N.J., where he and his wife, Marjorie, lived for 65 years. Mr. Nykun was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He operated a family […]
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