Members of Hope Lutheran Church brought a few extra-special guests with them Feb. 17, to celebrate the church’s annual Teddy Bear Sunday. This event, led by Hope’s Human Care Ministry Team, challenges Hope members to bring teddy bears to church with them to be donated to those in need. In previous years, Hope has donated […]
Continue ReadingSee you at the Florida Strawberry Festival!
Throughout the entire 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival, make sure you surf into PlantCityObserver.com for exclusive coverage, video packages and more. Our photographers will be on-site daily to capture all the sights and faces at this year’s festival, so make sure you stop by to say hello. And for the first time, you’ll also be able […]
Continue ReadingNational Guardsmen leave Plant City
Plant City residents showed their patriotism and support Feb. 23, as about 120 guardsmen of the Florida Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery left their Plant City headquarters for a nine-month deployment to Qatar, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Before crossing the ocean, the guardsmen will head to the mobilization site in Camp […]
Continue ReadingThe Freedom Towers/ World Trade Center
The Freedom Towers/World Trade Center. Hannah Moore and Colten Drawdy took the Plant City Observer to The Freedom Towers/World Trade Center in New York City. Snap a photo of you with the paper at your destination of choice and email it to Managing Editor Michael Eng, meng@plantcityobserver.com. Make sure you include your full name and where the […]
Continue Reading82-year-old man arrested on molestation charges
The Plant City Police Department arrested 82-year-old Efrain Rosa Vargas, of Plant City, on charges of sexual battery on a victim under 12 years old, lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under 12 years old, lewd and lascivious exhibition, lewd and lascivious molestation, and showing obscene materials to a minor. Vargas’ arrest stems from […]
Continue ReadingCar crash kills one
Members of the Plant City Police Department’s Traffic Management Unit continue to investigate a fatal traffic crash that occurred at about 9 p.m. Feb. 20, at the intersection of West State Road 574 and Elnor Street around 9 p.m. last night. According to investigators, Hildiberto Salmeron, of Seffner, was traveling eastbound along S.R. 574 when […]
Continue ReadingMobile dental office brightens smiles
Smiles at Bryan Elementary will be a little brighter, thanks to a new countywide dental program. Through a partnership among the Florida Department of Health of Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa Family Health Centers, Suncoast Community Health Centers and MORE Health Inc., two mobile dental offices visited eight Title 1 schools throughout the […]
Continue ReadingPhoto Archives hires new assistant
Plant City Photo Archives and History Center Executive Director Gil Gott announced the appointment of Dawn C. Zaversnik to the position of administrative assistant to the executive director. Zaversnik is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in journalism and communications. She has worked with Publix Super Markets and Summit Consulting, in […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 02.21.13
Doris Louise Alonso Doris Louise Alonso, 80, died Feb. 17. Born Nov. 30, 1932, to the late Harold P. and Louise Ballentine Hargraves, she was the wife of the late Dr. Fernando Alonso. Mrs. Alonso was a member of The Wahoo Baptist Church, attended Shiloh Baptist Church, after serving as a devoted pastor’s wife for […]
Continue ReadingCritters captivate Plant City Chamber
Members of the animal kingdom joined the Plant City Chamber of Commerce Feb. 13, during its Contact Breakfast. Lowry Park Zoo Executive Director Craig Pugh served as the featured speaker. Chamber members enjoyed meeting several of the zoo’s residents, including Agnes, a two-toed sloth; Ivan, a Eurasian eagle owl; Magoo, a hyacinth macaw; and Sharpita, […]
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