Monday’s nearly five-hour board meeting seemed like a colossal waste of time for everyone involved.
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Vicky Collette
Vicky and Bob Collette spotted this roseate spoonbill on a recent morning walk around Walden Lake.
Continue Reading#WeArePlantCity amplifies voices, opens discussions on race
The hashtag, promoted by two local Instagram influencers, offers a platform for people in the Plant City community who have seen and experienced racism to share their stories.
Continue ReadingPCPD looking for shooting suspect
Plant City Police Department is looking for a male suspect involved in a July 22 shooting incident near the 600 block of Bethune Drive. The department received a 911 call at approximately 1:32 p.m. in reference to a woman being shot and injured at the above listed location. Officers and fire rescue personnel responded. PCPD […]
Continue ReadingSix Feet Apartcast: Episode 16 (7/17/2020)
Welcome to the 16th episode of the Plant City Observer’s “Six Feet Apartcast.”
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor: Response to C.L. Townsend’s defense of Vote By Mail ballots
A recent writer (C.L. Townsend, May 28) advocated mail-in ballots for the upcoming election. He says his primary concern is public safety during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Although we already have the right to request a mail-in ballot for those who really need it, our Supervisor of Elections, Craig Latimer, has sent these […]
Continue ReadingTwo Plant City-area athletes still kicking
It’s been a rough five months for sports fans thanks to COVID-19. But sports are coming back now, albeit slowly, and martial arts are now officially back on in eastern Hillsborough County. Fight fans have the opportunity to watch two local karate practitioners, “Rhino” Mike Thomas and Keyshawn “Spider” MacArthur, shake off the rust and […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 7.16.20
County creates COVID-19 dashboard COVID-19 statistical data for Hillsborough County is now accessible to the public at the county’s website. HCFLGov.net launched the COVID-19 Dashboard and announced it Monday. The website aggregates data pulled from testing numbers, positive cases, hospitals’ patient intake, fatalities and more. It contains total numbers, averages, percentages and graphs displaying rates […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man, who attended Dozier School for Boys, dies
Neil J. Davis was one of the oldest members of the “White House Boys” group, if not the oldest, having attended the infamous school in 1942.
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Art Wood
Chloe and Devin Wood visited Plant City to check out the action at the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum’s viewing platform.
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