DURANT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2013 Principal: Pamela Bowden Anticipated number of graduates: 570 Phone: 813-757-9075 Valedictorian: Jacob Bernier; GPA: 6.87 Salutatorian: Natalie Raschke; GPA: 6.84 Class president: Margo Butler Graduation: 8 p.m. June 3, Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall Commencement speakers: Valedictorian, salutatorian and principal School colors: Navy, gold, white and green School mascot: […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Uncle Mike’s coming to Plant City
Plant City soon will have another barbecue restaurant. Brandon-based Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill announced today plans to expand into the Strawberry Capital of the World. The new restaurant will open Aug. 8, at 106 S.R. 60 E., the location of the former Cowboys Steakhouse and Saloon. The restaurant will celebrate the opening with performances by […]
Continue ReadingCity to issue 3% COLA payments to employees
Plant City commissioners approved May 28, a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for all city employees. The raise will come at a cost of $396,600, which will be taken from existing department budgets, as well as a $170,000 increase in sales-tax revenue, said City Manager Greg Horwedel. “We have a number of dedicated employees, and to stay […]
Continue ReadingChamber hosts Eggs ‘n’ Issues
State Sen. Tom Lee and state reps. Dan Raulerson and Jake Raburn were the featured speakers at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs ‘n’ Issues event May 29, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Madonia Agricultural Show Center. For more information, visit the chamber’s website, plantcity.org. .” >http://iveda.com/oformit-kredit-dlya-malogo-biznesa.php
Continue ReadingSeminary to host fish fry
The Evangelical University & Seminary will host its third annual Memorial Day Fish Fry from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 27, at the Fellowship Hall of Plant City’s First Baptist Church, 503 N. Palmer St. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children under 12. They may be purchased at offices of First Baptist […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Mom continues search for Misti Whitfield
As far as Sharon Ardelean knows, her daughter has just vanished. Misti Whitfield, 35, was last seen at about midnight May 1, at or near Nautical Marine, 5525 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. According to Ardelean, owner of Cuzzins Bar, in Plant City, Whitfield had an altercation with an individual at that address and has not […]
Continue ReadingHope laces up for Moffitt walk/run
Twenty-one members from Hope Lutheran Church of Plant City pounded the pavement May 11, at the annual Miles for Moffitt benefit walk/run. While the majority of Team Hope either walked or ran the 5K, some also participated in the five-mile run/walk. Hope’s team raised just under $900 to benefit cancer research at H. Lee Moffitt […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Snowmass, Colo.
COLORADO. Mark Poppell now holds the record for the highest altitude at which the Plant City Observer has been photographed. Poppell took the newspaper with him to the top of this mountain at Snowmass, Colo. — 11,300 feet. Snap a photo of you with the paper at your destination of choice and email it to Managing Editor […]
Continue ReadingThonotosassa man arrested for sexual battery of a 12-year-old
Jose Luis Olquin-Sanchez, of Thonotosassa, was arrested and charged with sexual battery, two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation and false imprisonment after he assaulted a 12-year-old girl trying to sell juice boxes to earn money. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports, at about 2:19 p.m. May 20, Olquin-Sanchez, invited the victim into his trailer. The victim […]
Continue ReadingRed Rose, other assets to be sold
The Red Rose Inn and Suites is officially for sale. Murray Wise Associates, the agricultural real estate marketing and financial advisory firm assisting East Coast Brokers and Packers Inc. and the Madonia family with their Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, announced May 20, a series of four sealed bid offerings. Murray Wise, in cooperation with Winter […]
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