While the idea of going back to the gym is tempting, it’s also not the best idea right now with a novel coronavirus hiding in plain sight.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 5.14.20
Vote by Mail requests coming soon Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said residents can soon expect to receive Vote by Mail ballot information for the upcoming elections. His office sent mailers out Monday and has also partnered with Tampa-area restaurants to help spread the word. “Vote by Mail is really the way to […]
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Linsey Hay
Brenham and Deacon Hay would love to get back onto the baseball field in uniform again, but they’ll take what they can get for now. “Our two boys surely miss their time on the fields playing baseball,” mom Linsey Hay said. “Quarantine hasn’t stopped their sheer love of the game!”
Continue ReadingLooking for an escape? Pick up the sticks
Video games are a great way to give yourself a distraction during stressful times of self-isolation.
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Hawaii
Scott, Audrey, Stone and Wendy Shelby brought the Observer aboard the USS Missouri Battleship docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Continue ReadingApril 2020 real estate transactions
Local April 2020 sales and trend information courtesy of The Crawford Group. Permit information was obtained from the City of Plant City.
Continue ReadingAnswering the call: Erin Smude
Smude recently spent 21 days in New York City, working as a crisis nurse to help treat COVID-19 patients in one of the hardest-hit regions of the United States.
Continue ReadingSix Feet Apartcast: Episode 6 (5/8/2020)
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Plant City Observer’s “Six Feet Apartcast.”
Continue ReadingFootsteps of Faith: When the past re-enters the present
Are we going to go back to normal after COVID-19, or are we going to make the best of a possible “new normal?”
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 5.7.20
City parks reopen As of Monday, Plant City’s parks are once again open to the public. The Parks and Recreation Department announced parks are reopening to give people more options for “exercise and passive activities” as long as people continue to abide by social distancing requirements and the 10-person group limit. “It is imperative that […]
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