As the Aug. 26 primary election draws closer, the Plant City Times & Observer will be publishing profiles and Q&As from each of the candidates who will represent Plant City and its constituents. In this edition, we introduce the candidates for Hillsborough County Commission District 4. District 4 candidates include Republicans Rick Cochran, Janet Dougherty and Stacy White. […]
Continue ReadingHillsborough County Commission District 4: Stacy White (REP)
As the Aug. 26 primary election draws closer, the Plant City Times & Observer will be publishing profiles and Q&As from each of the candidates who will represent Plant City and its constituents. In this edition, we introduce the candidates for Hillsborough County Commission District 4. District 4 candidates include Republicans Rick Cochran, Janet Dougherty and Stacy White. […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Plant City taxpayers need to watch how money is spent
Dear Editor: Interim City Manager David Sollenberger is a man of integrity and has shown throughout the years that he has managed Plant City Hall that he truly cares about our town, our people and the business owners. Former Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis led the city with grace in the face of the scandals of […]
Continue ReadingPlant City mom who drowned ‘devil’ baby deemed insane
She was the last one sitting on the courtroom bench. Occasionally she hung her head. Sometimes she glanced across the room, at her father and stepmother, before pulling her gaze back to the stand. When finally called to testify, she mostly said “yes.” Yes, she had been forthright with the doctors. Yes, she understood what […]
Continue ReadingChevelle Hallback, 42, returns to the boxing ring
By Joey Knight | Tampa Bay Times Bulldog Boxing and Fitness occupies part of a warehouse complex on a remote rural patch where east Tampa nudges against Brandon. A gym still in its crawling stage, it remains more tidy than dingy. None of the chains bearing the weight of the nine heavy bags squeal. The […]
Continue ReadingSuperintendent to host Florida Standards meeting in Plant City
Hillsborough County Public Schools will host one of its informational meetings regarding the new Florida Standards curriculum next week, in Plant City. The curriculum will be fully implemented when school starts in August. The Plant City meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 108 S. Warnell […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Tattoo shop ban not an issue of freedom
Dear Editor, Please, no tattoo shops in the Historic Downtown and Midtown area, just as the ordinance states. There are other areas for the shops, so the question is why is it so important to change the ordinance to fit his personal preference? Mr. Hudder may believe his freedom of speech is being violated, but […]
Continue ReadingKidnapping victim recovering after blood-clot surgery
Ashley Lyon, the Valrico teenager found stabbed after authorities chased and caught the sex offender she was traveling with, is now coping with a blood clot and remains hospitalized in Louisiana. “I pray that this is it and she can recover now,” her mother, Michelle Lyon, wrote in an update posted Tuesday on Facebook. “My […]
Continue ReadingLa. clerk’s tip leads to missing Valrico teen
TAMPA — A weeklong search for a missing 16-year-old girl traveling with a sex offender came to a violent end more than 700 miles from her Valrico home after a Louisiana truck stop cashier recognized the teen from a Facebook post. “I just saw her face and was like, ‘Oh my God,’ ” said Fawn […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Missing girl found stabbed in Louisiana
Missing Valrico teen Ashley Lyon, 16, was in critical condition with multiple stab wounds in a Louisiana hospital early Thursday after she was found with registered sex offender Steven Patrick Myers, deputies said. The pair were spotted at the Tiger Truck Stop near Grosse Tete, La., at about midnight. A patron recognized them and contacted […]
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