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Continue ReadingMystery Dinner Theatre goes west for 2019
“Wrangle at Red Mountain Ranch” will be performed Aug. 16 at Bruton Memorial Library’s annual fundraiser dinner.
Continue ReadingFootsteps of Faith: ‘No Junk Here’
Just because something is labeled as “trash” or “junk” doesn’t mean it’s not salvageable.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 8.1.19
CSX beefs up some PC train speeds CSX Transportation had good news July 26 for anyone who’s ever been stuck behind a freight train in Plant City for what feels like forever. Freight trains on CSX’s line from Sparkman Road south to Keysville Road will take advantage of an increased speed limit on Aug. 5. […]
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Area parks hosting tourneys This weekend, Plant City will host the Youth National Championship football tournament at Ellis-Methvin Park. From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, teams from the YNC’s Southeastern Conference will duke it out for preseason glory in divisions ranging from 6U to 14U. The YNC tourney styles its top prize […]
Continue ReadingWeekend sports tourneys shut down due to weather concerns; farmers’ market, Food Truck Rally still on
The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department announced Thursday morning that this weekend’s sports tournaments in city parks have been canceled. “Due to the saturated fields and continuing rain predicted for today and tomorrow, all scheduled tournament activity in the parks this weekend has been canceled in a joint decision by the city and the […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 7.25.19
County health department urges pool safety Hillsborough County Health Department is asking residents to use extra caution in the pool this summer, but this warning’s not about reckless fun. The department wants people to stay safe from pool pathogens, as tiny microbes in unclean water can wreak havoc on the human body. To that point, […]
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Area parks hosting tourneys Global Sports Alliance Baseball’s Summer Sizzler tournament will use multiple fields at the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex, Mike Sansone Park, Snowden Park, Ellis-Methvin Park and the MLK Complex from Saturday through Sunday. The tourney action has start times from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. The Plant City […]
Continue ReadingPCHS senior sets lofty mileage goal
Anthony Killick is logging 400 miles this summer to both stay in shape and rally his cross country team.
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Great Smoky Mountains
Girl Scouts Troop 31157, of Plant City, hiked the Great Smoky Mountains from June 2 through 9 and brought copies of the Observer along for everyone to read.
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