Negotiators for Hillsborough County School District and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association and the Hillsborough School Employees Federation have reached tentative agreements on contracts that include salary increases. The agreements still must be ratified by employees and approved by the School Board. Under the agreements, eligible teachers and other employees represented by HCTA would receive […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Entertainment to host auditions
Plant City Entertainment is looking for actors for its upcoming production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Auditions will be 7 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8, at the theater, 101 N. Thomas St., Plant City. The cast requires performers ages 13 or older, as well as a small group of 5- to 12-year-olds. Call-backs will be Aug. […]
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Autumn Leaf Academy
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Autumn Leaf Academy Aug. 3, at 3007 S. Daniels Road, Plant City. For more information, call (813) 752-4561 or call autumnleafacademy.com.
Continue ReadingResident shares Observer namesake
Lifelong Plant City resident Nancy McLean stopped by the Plant City Observer office July 30 bearing one special gift: a copy of the old Plant City Observer, circa July 1982. Although our newspaper is not connected with the original in any other way than its name, we had an absolute blast taking a trip down […]
Continue ReadingBucs cheerleader visits Plant City
The Plant City Family YMCA hosted a cheer/dance mini clinic July 24. The clinic was led by Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleader and squad co-captain Karen Bittinger, who taught the group of young girls several cheers and dance routines. The clinic was an outreach program for the Buccaneers to promote their Junior Clinic. This August, the […]
Continue ReadingPolice promotes officer to sergeant
Plant City Police Department officer Barry Maurer was promoted to sergeant July 21. Maurer has been with the department since January 2005 and has served within the department’s Uniformed Patrol Division, Investigative Services Division and, most recently, as the department’s training coordinator and crime prevention officer.
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Continue ReadingAcademy Award-winning director films in Plant City
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Friday began as a normal day at Neumeister’s Candy Shoppe for employee and building owner Julie Young. She made sure the temperature was a solid 70 degrees, attended to customers and managed the store. Then, she got an interesting call.
Continue ReadingPartnership will boost baby births at hospital
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Thanks to a new partnership between Plant City Family Care and South Florida Baptist Hospital, as many as 400 more births annually may take place at the Plant City hospital. That increase would double the current number of births at South Florida Baptist.
Continue ReadingPRIMARY ELECTION 2012 Q&A: Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
For Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, embattled incumbent Rob Turner is seeking re-election over his challenger, Ronda Storms.
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