Dear loyal Plant City Observer reader: Happy April Fools’ Day! Let me be clear: The story, titled “I-4 roundabout to alleviate strawberry jam,” which appeared today on our website, is an April Fools’ Day spoof. It is not true. I’ll say it one more time: It is not true. Transportation officials are NOT building a […]
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Obituaries 03.28.13
Daniel Glenn Futch Daniel Glenn Futch, 57, of Plant City, died March 23, 2013. Born Feb. 21, 1956, in Plant City, he was the son of the late Danny and Marlene Morrison Futch. He was a great cook and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher and was training […]
Continue ReadingTeam ToMarrow continues tradition
Walking into the first captain’s meeting of last year, Nick Rodriguez felt out of his comfort zone. Not only was it his first year heading up a Relay for Life team, but also he was also one of the youngest people there. “It was pretty intimidating going into the Relay meeting as the only teen […]
Continue ReadingObserver launches contest
Do you <3 Plant City? If so, get your cameras ready to show your love! The Plant City Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store are partnering to launch the new I <3 Plant City Photo Contest. Weekly winners will have their photo featured in the Plant City Observer and also receive […]
Continue ReadingFestival considers traffic-flow solutions
Strawberries weren’t the only draw for thousands of people filling the streets of Plant City on the last weekend of the Florida Strawberry Festival. Back-to-back headliner concerts brought in both a collective of fans — and a collective of collisions. In all, 10 minor accidents occurred during the festival. On March 10, a crash involving […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 03.21.13
Goldie Edwards Goldie Edwards, 90, of Plant City, died March 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Edwards. She is survived by her sons, David Edwards (Andrea), Larry Edwards (Jeannette) and David Thompson (Debbie); nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A Celebration of Life will be held at 7 p.m. […]
Continue ReadingJOSHING AROUND: Scripture serves as caffeine for the soul
All I know is optimism on starting a new day ahead of the game quickly faded today. For once in my life, the nighttime version of Josh was considerate to the morning Josh and set his alarm. It was beautiful. Maybe it is age, but I wanted to get an early start to my day […]
Continue ReadingPlant City cinematographer earns spot in Gasparilla Film Fest
Imagine working 23-and-one-half hours in a day. Those are the kind of hours filmmaker and director of photography Brandon D. Hyde worked while shooting his film, “The Moon Child,” which will debut at the Gasparilla Film Festival March 23. The short film follows a young girl, Zoey, who is sick in the hospital. Her father, […]
Continue ReadingFirst Baptist takes Easter celebration to the skies
The weekend forecast includes a 100% chance of faithful fun, as Plant City’s First Baptist Church hosts its seventh annual Egg Drop Festival. The church will drop 5,000 eggs via helicopter — much to the delight of Plant City children — during this year’s celebration, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March […]
Continue ReadingTop fundraising team tees off for annual golf tourney
Members of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Carey Street had been looking for a good outreach program in which to get involved. When they learned about Relay for Life, they thought it was a perfect way to give back and support their parishioners affected by cancer. “We just got really excited about it,” team captain […]
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