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Parents beware: Detectives searching for suspects in attempted abduction at bus stop
Hillsborough sheriff’s deputies are looking for two men they say tried to abduct an 18-year-old high school student Thursday, May 7, from a Plant City bus stop. online pharmacy buy keflex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy order prednisone without prescription with best prices today in the USA The incident happened about […]
Continue ReadingP.C. celebrates National Day of Prayer
A formal proclamation was held Thursday, May 7, at City Hall for the National Day of Prayer. Mayor Rick Lott gave the proclamation. State Rep. Dan Raulerson also was in attendance. During the hour-long ceremony, different community members prayed for a variety of things: Pastor Norm Blanton: personal repentance Pastor Joe Kelley: marriage/family Pastor Tim […]
Continue ReadingConstruction on new Burger King begins
The construction on a new Burger King off Thonotosassa Road has begun, according to Quality Dining Inc., the operator of 56 Tampa Bay-area Burger King restaurants. Construction is scheduled to be finished in August. The restaurant will will offer an “Internet Cafe” with free Wi-Fi for guests. It will have a Coca Cola Freestyle machine, with […]
Continue ReadingOne injured in shooting
UPDATE: As investigation continues into this incident, it has been learned that the injury sustained by Theodore Buckley is not life threatening. He sustained a single gunshot wound to the rear neck area and is continuing to receive treatment at an area hospital. This is an active investigation, and more information will be released as it becomes available. Anyone […]
Continue ReadingHillsborough commissioners to consider seeking legal fees from ethics complaint
By William March | Times Correspondent Hillsborough County Commissioners may seek legal fees of $15,000 or more from Plant City winery owner Joe Keel for Commissioner Al Higginbotham’s successful defense against an ethics complaint that Keel filed. The commissioners will consider Wednesday, May 6, whether to authorize Higginbotham’s attorney, Latour “L.T.” Lafferty, to seek the […]
Continue ReadingSCHS band director arrested for DUI
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the band director of Strawberry Crest for DUI after she refused to provide breath samples Sunday, May 3, and almost drove into a patrol car. At about 9:30 p.m., deputies made a traffic stop on Cheri Sleeper, 51, of Tampa, for failing to yield the right of way. She pulled out from […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Times & Observer brings in awards
The Plant City Times & Observer is pleased to announce that the paper has won four awards in the 2014 Local Media Association’s editorial contest: Best Front Page: Third Best Feature: Second, Dahlia Strong Best Feature: Third, House of Healing Best Breaking News Story: Plant City fires police chief The Plant City Times & Observer contributed four wins to […]
Continue ReadingCork ‘flocks’ neighbors for fundraiser
If you step outside in the morning and discover that your yard has been graced with a flock of hot pink, plastic birds, you can be sure that the fifth graders at Cork Elementary School have something to do with it. Residents of the Plant City area have been “flocking” their friends to help the […]
Continue ReadingPlans for cadaver research center in Lithia canceled
When University of South Florida anthropologists introduced their plan at a public meeting Thursday, April 23, for a cadaver research center in Lithia, they were met with opposition from the neighboring residents — so much so that USF killed the plan the next day. The cadaver research center would give anthropologists, criminologists, forensic scientists and law […]
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