JD Lewis Music will perform from 2 to 6 p.m. May 18, at The Herd Museum, 113. S. Palmer St. Lewis, a Florida native, is a Plant City-based singer-songwriter. He takes inspiration from Florida’s history. For more information, visit jdlewismusic.com.3.
Continue ReadingPlant City man among 92 arrested in prostitution sting
A 42-year-old Plant City man was one of 92 arrested during four-day prostitution sting by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office last weekend. Arles Greene, of Plant City, was arrested when he arrived at the undercover location after answering an ad posted by an undercover detective posing as a prostitute. He was charged with one count soliciting […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON. The Chancey and Miller families brought the Plant City Observer with them on their recent trip to the Grand Canyon. This photo, featuring Jim and Linda Chancey and Emma and David Miller, was taken on a sunny, cold and windy day May 10, at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. “On our recent trip, we took a […]
Continue ReadingPCHS shines at Athena Society
Plant City High School was well represented at the Athena Society’s 2013 Young Women of Promise Luncheon April 4, at the Centre Club, in Tampa. Kellyanne Hurst was one of 10 junior girls in Hillsborough County selected for the Dr. Sylvia Richardson Young Women of Promise Class of 2013. Each recipient was presented with $500. […]
Continue ReadingTax fraudster gets three years in prison
Rhonda Yvette Brooks, a Plant City resident, was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison for tax fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich handed down the sentence, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa. Brooks was also ordered to pay $23,096 in restitution […]
Continue ReadingChurch to host Mother’s Day concert
Allen Chapel AME Church will celebrate Mother’s Day with a special concert at 7 p.m. May 11, at the church, 1109 E. Laura St. The concert will feature the The Gospel Music Workshop of American and Echoes of Joy. Tickets are $10. For more information, call the church, (813) 752-7389. “>http://richardkelsey.co/bistrie-zaymi-krasnoyarsk-onlayn.php
Continue ReadingPCHS counselor to offer finance seminar tonight
Plant City High School College and Career Counselor will host a presentation on how to apply for and obtain student aid and scholarships at 6 p.m. May 9, at Edward Jones, 2501 Thonotosassa Road, Plant City. American Funds Divisional Wholesaler Jordan Bremerman also will present “Investing for Growth and Protection.” For more information, call Darlene […]
Continue ReadingDurant High grad impresses at recital
James Francis Cornelius performed a percussion recital recently, at Florida Southern College. The son of Lee and Ellen Cornelius, of Springhead, James graduated from Durant High School, attended Hillsborough Community College for two years and transferred to the University of South Florida. After two years, he transferred to Florida Southern to earn a degree in […]
Continue ReadingGarden club presents award
The Plant City Garden Club presented its April beautification award to Teresa Lungo. Throughout Lungo’s garden, guests will see her creativity in glass art, colorful flowering plants and integrating vegetables with ornamental plants. Lungo used her creative mind to make her gardens come to life, with an abundance of color and texture. There is no […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man rear-ends school bus on I-4
A Plant City man was cited for careless driving after he rear-ended a Hillsborough County school bus full of students this afternoon, on Interstate 4. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, at about 4:49 p.m. May 2, Charles Schell, 49, of Plant City, was driving a 2004 GMC G1500 eastbound, behind a school bus transporting 23 […]
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