If your club would like to post announcements, email them to Associate Editor Amber Jurgensen, ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com. + Plant City Noon Rotary Club The Plant City Noon Rotary Club sponsored Florida Strawberry Festival Queens Court member Maddy Keene to attend the S4TL leadership training program. This award-winning program is organized annually by Rotarian senior staff from Districts […]
Continue ReadingPlant City terminates bus bench contract
Despite pleas from Plant City Lions Club members and Plant City Commissioner Bill Dodson, the City Commission voted Aug. 12, to terminate its longtime contract for bus benches throughout the city. The termination comes after Commissioner Billy Keel advocated for the removal of the benches at the commission’s July 22 meeting. At that time, Keel […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Opal A. Gentry
Opal A. Gentry, 94, died Aug. 1, 2013, in Plant City. Funeral services were held Aug. 6, at Wells Memorial and Event Center. Online condolences may be made at wells memorial.com.
Continue ReadingObituary: Terry Dykes
Terry Dykes, 89, died Aug. 8, 2013. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Graveside services were held Aug. 13, Memorial Park Cemetery, Plant City. Online condolences may be made at wellsmemorial.com.
Continue ReadingObituary: Jeffrey Lynn Branly
Jeffrey Lynn Branly, 57, of Plant City, died Aug. 9, 2013. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Chuck; two, sons Jason (Karen) and Christopher (Jeanette); eight grandchildren; sister Dana(Russell); and stepfather Poppa Joe. She worked for 15 years as a deli manager for Sweetbay Supermarkets, in Plant City. She was a loving, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Betty Jo Hooker
Betty Jo Hooker, 83, of Plant City, died Aug. 9, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Evelyn Crawford Anderson. Mrs. Hooker always had been a hard worker. Her family had grown scallions for Parkesdale Farms, and after working for a while at a chicken farm, she lost her taste for chicken, […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Bicyclist dies in traffic crash
A 22-year-old Plant City man died when his bicycle was struck by a pickup this morning. According to Plant City Police Department reports, at about 11: 15 a.m. Aug. 13, Christopher Goddard was improperly crossing the southbound lanes of North Park Road on a bicycle, when he was struck by a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Plant City police investigating homicide
Plant City Police Department officers are investigating an apparent homicide. According to police department reports, at about 7:28 a.m. this morning, officers responded to 914 W. Warren St., in reference to an individual lying in the front yard. When officers arrived they found Edward Henry Lewis, 67, unconscious next to his vehicle with upper-body trauma. Plant City Fire Rescue […]
Continue ReadingBurglars strike Dover-area sports complex
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators are searching for suspect(s) who stole more than $6,700 worth of sports equipment and groceries from a Dover sports complex. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, sometime between 9 p.m. Aug. 6, and 1 p.m. Aug. 7, unknown suspect(s) forced entry into three buildings within the William Owens Pass Sports Complex, at 1300 Sydney […]
Continue ReadingOBSERVED: Editor faces fear, falls in Kiwanis spelling bee
Haught Funeral Home’s David Wolf came into my office earlier this year with a crazy idea. He wanted to do an adult spelling bee, as a fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Plant City. And he was going door-to-door, searching for competitors. He stroked my ego, saying I’d be a tough competitor. He fanned the […]
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