Florida Strawberry Festival spokeswoman Lauren Der got the surprise of her life when U.S. Marine Andrew McNair got down on one knee and proposed before The Band Perry concert March 9, on the Wish Farms Soundstage. The audience erupted into cheers as Der said, “Yes.” Congratulations, Lauren and Andrew, from all of us at the […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Missing girl found in Pasco County
Jasmine Molino was March 8, in Pasco County, unharmed. She will be returned back to Hillsborough County. ORIGINAL STORY The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a teenage girl who walked away from a Plant City home yesterday. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, just before 8:30 p.m. March 7, Jasmine […]
Continue ReadingHillsborough County to hire Plant City’s Greg Horwedel
Plant City Manager Greg Horwedel had no plans to vacate the city’s top post. In fact, there was only one organization that could entice his services away from the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. It just so happened that that organization — Hillsborough County — came calling. And with one son contemplating college and another […]
Continue ReadingBand Perry Prize Pack Winner: Deanna Garner
After an extremely tough decision, we are excited to announce Deanna Garner as the winner of our Band Perry Prize Pack, which includes two festival tickets and two tickets to the concert, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9. We asked readers to tell us why they were Plant City youth pop group […]
Continue ReadingWEEKEND BEST BET: Baby Parade
GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Baby Parade — takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Florida Strawberry Festival in front of the free grandstands at the Wish Farms Soundstage, 303 N. Lemon St., Plant City. Awards will be given for Most Beautiful Girl, Most Handsome Boy, Most […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Weather closes festival midway
Severe weather in Hillsborough County has forced Florida Strawberry Festival officials to close the midway.According to the festival’s Facebook page, the midway is closed until 2 p.m. It will reopen at that time if weather conditions permit. At the present time, all shows for this afternoon and evening are on as scheduled. According to the Tampa […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake leaders prep for golf course discussion
Less than two weeks after Visions Golf LLC filed a rezone request to redevelop Walden Lake Golf & Country Club and its two golf courses, Walden Lake Community Association leaders called an emergency meeting to mobilize for discussion and, possibly, for battle. Before a standing room-only crowd of residents March 3, the WLCA voted unanimously […]
Continue ReadingSale pending on Plant City Sweetbay distribution facility
After 10 months of uncertainty, it appears the Plant City distribution center owned by Sweetbay Supermarkets is close to having a new owner. C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., the Keene, N.H.-based company that provides procurement, warehouse and transportation services for Bi-Lo Holdings, currently has 29 jobs listed for the Plant City distribution center on its website. […]
Continue ReadingDon’t forget to spring forward!
Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 9, so remember to set your clocks one hour ahead before you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March. It lasts until the first Sunday in November.
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Bermuda
BERMUDA. Walden Lake residents Andy and Patti Giangreco took the Plant City Times & Observer on a recent trip to Bermuda. Snap a photo of you with the paper at your destination of choice and email it to Editor Michael Eng, meng@plantcityobserver.com. Make sure you include your full name and where the photo was taken.
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