It wasn’t a very messy contest, but the competitors at the annual Strawberry Eating Contest enjoyed the delicious cake anyways. St. Clement volunteers and the Strawberry Queen and court were on stage cheering them on. Plant City Times & Observer sports writer, Justin Kline, competed. But in the end it was Belle City concession employee […]
Continue ReadingNeighbors
Band 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
online pharmacy buy zetia online cheap pharmacy online pharmacy buy zofran with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy atarax no prescription with best prices today in the USA 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 […]
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 ReadingPAST & PRESENCE: The history behind the strawberry fest’s star power
Plant City can point with pride to its civic clubs and organizations for all the good works done in the name of the community. Stadiums, parks, playgrounds, the library, special events and more all were put together by the civic clubs and organizations in Plant City, many of which had their beginnings in the early […]
Continue ReadingPleasant Grove church construction now underway
For 10 years, the congregation at Pleasant Grove Assembly of God off Turkey Creek Road has been displaced. Its members have been holding services in a fellowship hall, which seats about 100 people. In that time, they all dreamed of a new place in which to worship. That dream is finally coming true. The foundation […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Gene O. McClellan
Gene O. McClellan, 75, of Plant City, died Feb. 24, 2014, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, in Plant City. Born Jan. 23, 1939, he was the son of the late Harvey and Pernie Parrish McClellan. online pharmacy purchase suhagra online no prescription online pharmacy https://applegreenstores.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/lariam.html no prescription Mr. McClellan loved antique cars and had a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Billy M. Pate
Billy M. Pate, 82, of Plant City, died Feb. 25, 2014. A retired teacher, baseball coach, administrator and principal in Hillsborough County Public Schools, he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Morris Pate; two sons, Morris Pate (Cathy) and Michael Pate (Jennifer); a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: William Henry Roetzheim
William Henry Roetzheim, 85, of Plant City, died Feb. 26, 2014. online pharmacy purchase champix without prescription with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy naprosyn for sale with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy purchase metformin without prescription with best prices today in the USA He was born in Chicago, and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Emily Ann Smith
Emily Ann Smith, 73, of Plant City, died Feb. 21, 2014, at home. Born Dec. 9, 1940, in Minneapolis, Minn., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Helen Ahlberg Harlien. She was the wife of the late Donald Smith. online pharmacy buy flagyl online no prescription Survivors include stepdaughters, Katherin Victorson, Sheila Feceri, […]
Continue Reading
