The Plant City Observer and Plant City Elks Lodge #1727 have partnered to give away two tickets to the 25th annual Wild Game Cookout. This men’s night out will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 9, at the Hillsborough County Cattlemen’s Association Building, 6404 S. C.R. 39, one mile south of State Road […]
Continue ReadingGot a love story fit for Hollywood?
Was it love at first sight? Did you overcome some awesome obstacle to be with your spouse? Maybe your parents have a love story that rivals Hollywood’s best flicks. If so, we want to hear from you! The Plant City Observer is planning a special edition for Valentine’s Day, and we want to hear your […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 01.24.13
Adam Christopher Bowman Adam Christopher Bowman, 21, of Plant City, died on Jan. 17, 2013. Born June 3, 1991, in Syracuse, N.Y., he was the son of Ray Bowman and Lisa Klosheim Bowman. Mr. Bowman was 2009 a graduate of Durant High School. He enjoyed playing guitar, writing poetry, karaoke and playing pool. Survivors include […]
Continue Reading57th Presidential Inauguration
57TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION. Walden Lake residents C. L. and Ione Townsend brought their favorite community newspaper with them to the 57th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 22, in Washington, D.C. This photo was taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: BayCare, United reach agreement
BayCare Health System and UnitedHealthcare have reached a new, five-year agreement. Patients with UnitedHealthcare’s commercial insurance and Medicare Advantage plans once again have in-network access to BayCare’s hospitals, facilities, services and physicians. In addition, UnitedHealthcare members who received care at BayCare on or after Nov. 26, 2012, will be considered in-network. UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 01.17.13
Margo DeBerry Carr Margo DeBerry Carr, died Jan. 10, in Plant City. She was born Sept. 10, 1920, in Buda, Texas. During World War II, she worked at the Tampa shipyard as a press operator and welder. She helped her brother, Marvin, get a job there. Mrs. Carr worked in the Hills-borough County school system from […]
Continue ReadingPlant City resident needs help finding lost dog
Plant City High School secretary Sherri Iturriaga is asking for help locating her beloved dog, Rosco, a 7-year-old white miniature Schnauzer. On New Year’s Eve, Rosco broke away from his lead and ran away from his home, located off Robinson Farms Lane off Colson Road and James L. Redman Parkway. The family is offering a […]
Continue ReadingNew Hope to host basketball tourney
The Greater New Hope Anointed Ministries Prayer Retreat Center Inc. will host a basketball tournament beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 26, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1601 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Registration costs $35 per youth team of five (fifth- through eighth-graders and ninth- through 12th-graders), and $50 per […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake to host kindergaten roundup
Walden Lake Elementary School will host its kindergarten round-up for the 2013-2014 school year at 6 p.m. Feb. 7, at the school, 2800 Turkey Creek Road. Children who are 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2013, may register for kindergarten. Birth certificate, immunization record, recent physical (within a year of the first day […]
Continue ReadingWilliam Reece Smith Jr. remembered for hard work
William Reece Smith Jr., whose career in law included serving as president of the American Bar Association, died Jan. 11. He was 87. Smith was born Sept. 19, 1925, and grew up in Plant City. He graduated in 1943, from Plant City High School and was the school’s most recent inductee into its Hall of […]
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