Tracy MacDonald captured this shot when Plant City Cub Scouts Pack 5 visited Plant City Fire Station 2. The Plant City Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to launch the new I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Weekly winners will have their photo featured in […]
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First United Methodist’s ERT preps for first mission
For the past year, members of the First United Methodist Church have been hammering away at disaster manuals and training sessions. Now, the 14 members of the church’s new Emergency Response Team are ready for field work. The ERT will leave for its first mission April 19, for Live Oak, an area that experienced devastating […]
Continue ReadingPlant City laces up for 2013 Relay for Life
It’s time again for Plant City’s annual Relay for Life. The event will take place April 19 to 20, at Plant City High School. Kicking off at 6 p.m., participants will walk late into the night and into the morning in support of those who are battling or have battled cancer. Last year, Plant City […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Timothy ‘Tim’ Patrick
Timothy “Tim” Patrick, 46, of Plant City, died April 10, 2013. Born Jan. 20, 1967, in Tampa, he was the son of the late Edward Patrick Sr. and Billie King Patrick. Mr. Patrick was a 1986 graduate of Tampa Bay Tech and an electrician. Survivors include his sons, Joshua Tellado, Dalton Patrick and Aaron Patrick; […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Elsie Jeanette ‘Jeannie’ Kevas Chrisley
Elsie Jeanette “Jeannie” Kevas Chrisley, 40, of Cumming, Ga., and formerly Plant City, died Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. Born July 31, 1972, she was the daughter of Elsie Janice Carter and Robert Kevas. She graduated in 1990, from Plant City High. Survivors include her children, Taylor Jackson, 20, Amber Chrisley, 14, and Gabe Chrisley, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Thomas Donaldson Richey Jr.
Thomas Donaldson Richey Jr., 77, of Plant City, died in his home April 8, 2013. Mr. Richey retired after 31 years, from the Department of Transportation for the State of Florida. He then founded his own surveying company, Hillsborough Surveying Inc. Survivors include wife of 57 years, Patty; son, David (Amy) and daughter Linda Wilkerson […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Dolores D. Hanlon
Dolores D. Hanlon, 83, of Plant City, died April 13, 2013. Born July 15, 1929, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Denehey and the late Alvina Denehey Cass. She was the wife of Morris Sogolow. Survivors include her son, Richard Hanlon; and daughters, Sherry Hanlon and Carol Pontzer. Online condolences […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Angel Lee Liscome Scott
Angel Lee Liscome Scott, 74, of Auburndale, died April 13, 2013, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born April 2, 1939, in Collierville, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late James Whitehead and the late Dora Holmes Whitehead. She was the wife of the late James Liscome Sr. and Allan Scott. Survivors include her sons, […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: TTTS Fundraiser
Families from as far away as Seminole enjoyed barbecue, live music and much more April 13, during the Boyette family’s benefit for the Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation. The fundraiser was the way Kim and James Boyette decided to celebrate the first birthday of their twin daughters, Kaitlyn and Kourtney. Diagnosed with TTTS 19 weeks […]
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Blueberry Festival Guide
Welcome to the Plant City Observer‘s official guide to the Sixth Annual Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival. This year’s event will take place April 27 and 28, at Keel and Curley Winery, 5202 W. Thonotosassa Road, Plant City. Here, you will find all the information you need to make the most of your days at this year’s […]
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