October 30 FEELING DEFLATED 1200 block of West Reynolds Street Criminal mischief: This complainant stated someone flattened her vehicle’s tires and scratched up the paint overnight. October 31 ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER 2900 block of James L. Redman Parkway Theft: This complainant stated that his vehicle’s catalytic converter was stolen while it was parked at […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Romello Jones
Romello Jones has been carving defenses up on the football field in the last few weeks.
Continue ReadingFootsteps of Faith: A torch and a light
The Statue of Liberty is one of the greatest reminders we have of our freedom, which our military veterans have fought tirelessly to protect.
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.12.20
Osvaldo Cervantes-Bustamante Osvaldo Cervantes-Bustamante, 15, of Dover, born on January 15, 2005 in Tampa, entered into eternal rest on November 7, 2020. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Gilberto Vera Gilberto Vera, 79, of Riverview, born on May 14, 1941 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, entered into eternal rest on November 1, 2020. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Franklin […]
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Dara Jent
Dara Jent recently snapped this striking sunset photo in Plant City.
Continue ReadingCounty cancels athletic events for Nov. 12
With Hurricane Eta looming in the Gulf of Mexico, Hillsborough County Public Schools made the decision Wednesday to shake up the athletic schedule a bit. Eta, which the National Hurricane Center has forecasted to make landfall in Florida as a tropical storm, will bring inclement weather to the state on Thursday and likely for much […]
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Jackson Bradford
Jackson Bradford is a two-sport athlete at Strawberry Crest as well as a star in the classroom.
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Dee Dee and Carl Grooms
Dee Dee and Carl Grooms leaned into the spooky season last weekend as the Plant City Observer 2020 Wonder Woman dressed like her namesake for her church’s trunk-or-treat. The duo even decorated their vehicle with a traditional comic book layout.
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.5.20
Wallace D. Frier Wallace D. Frier, 75, of Dover, born on January 10, 1945, entered into eternal rest on October 27, 2020. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Junell Holbrook Junell Holbrook, 89, of Plant City, born on April 24, 1931 in Marianna, entered into eternal rest on October 29, 2020. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. John Edward […]
Continue ReadingTo the ‘abyss’ and back
The 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis were some of the most tense in American history. Plant City resident Ivan Cardwell, who served in the United States Air Force at the time, knows that better than most.
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