By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Plant City voters made international news this week after a broadcast crew from the Al Jazeera network featured the community as part of its coverage of the presidential election. Andy Gallacher, a correspondent for the English version of the Arabic-language news network, along with a crew of four set […]
Continue ReadingPlant City to honor veterans
Students from Springhead Elementary School will take center stage at Plant City’s annual Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Nov. 10, at Veterans Memorial Monument Park, 703 N. Wheeler St.
Continue ReadingCops Corner 11.08.12
OCT. 23 RUNNING MAN 120 block of Oak Brook Lane. Grand Theft. Unknown suspect(s) stole a treadmill, valued at $1,200, from the front yard of the home.
Continue ReadingPioneer Days set for Saturday
Plant City will take a step back in time at the 35th annual Pioneers Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 10, at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St.
Continue ReadingGraceManor community begins leasing phase
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor The first residents of a new senior living community in Plant City will move in this month. GraceManor, situated on five acres off South Hunter Street, has 48 homes available.
Continue ReadingCOMMISSIONER’S REPORT: Economic council seeks new manager
By Al Higginbotham | Hillsborough County Comnissioner With the joint efforts of Hillsborough County and the City of Plant City, the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Council currently is recruiting a Project Manager for Plant City and eastern Hillsborough County. Funded by a joint agreement between the EDC, Plant City and Tampa Electric Company, the project […]
Continue ReadingPlant City plans Empty Bowls fundraiser
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Artist Debra Bryant takes a smooth bowl from the pile of assorted vases, plates and pots and places it gently in front of her. Inspecting the tubes of paint next to her workstation, she realizes chartreuse is missing from the array of colors. Instead, she opts for a red, […]
Continue ReadingEntrepreneur launches event for local startups
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Armed with her “buy local” battle cry, Plant City entrepreneur Amanda Pope hopes to bolster local business owners with a new event this weekend. Called “Friends Don’t Let Friends Shop Chain Stores,” the event will feature about 17 local businesses. It will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. […]
Continue ReadingPfc. Ben Secor returns to the U.S.
Plant City native U.S. Army Pfc. Ben Secor, the first Hometown Hero we featured in the Plant City Observer, is back on home turf after nine months in Afghanistan.
Continue ReadingNEIGHBORS: Richie Long
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Walk into Richie Long’s apartment, and it won’t take long to figure out he is a huge University of Florida Gators fan. From signed memorabilia to a Gators throw blanket on the end of his bed, there is no mistaking Long’s love and passion for UF.
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