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 7. District 7 candidates include Republicans Al Higginbotham, Don Kruse, Robin Lester […]
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Hillsborough County Commission District 7: Mark Nash (DEM)
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 7. District 7 candidates include Republicans Al Higginbotham, Don Kruse, […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Plant City carjacking suspects apprehended
Two men suspected of an armed carjacking in Plant City were apprehended this morning. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports, at 4:15 a.m. this morning, the two men — identified as Khalil Holt, 29, and Raheim Johnson, 20, both of Lakeland — approached a Dover man and woman pumping gas at a Circle K store […]
Continue ReadingPlant City soldier returns home
Two-year-old Autumn Adair doesn’t say a word. But, her eyes — and her arms firmly wrapped around her father’s neck — tell the whole story. For most of her life, Autumn knew her father — U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Adair — primarily through regular Skype chats and photo albums. She was born Sept. 21, 2011, in […]
Continue ReadingSuperintendent MaryEllen Elia introduces Florida Standards at workshop
Hillsborough students will take assessments aligned with Florida Standards this school year, but some parents, teachers and students in Plant City expressed deep concerns about the program at an informational presentation July 30. Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia addressed a full auditorium at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church to explain what she believes […]
Continue ReadingPlant City dance teacher takes leap of faith
With her hair in a perfectly balanced bun and her arms outstretched gracefully, Macie Zimmerhanzel leaps across her dance floor. Her poise is matched by her positivity and perseverance. For years, she dreamed of starting her own dance business, and this summer, she followed that dream and opened Macie’s School of Dance and Yoga. Macie’s […]
Continue ReadingWIN to host Motown revue for Glover School in Plant City
A unique concert by local performers will combine history and entertainment while supporting restoration efforts for the Glover School in Bealsville. Women’s Interest Network in Eastern Hillsborough County, an organization that promotes quality of life for women in Plant City, will host a Motown Revue from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the […]
Continue ReadingPlant City missionary returns from Honduras
When Melissa Harnage boarded a plane for Honduras June 22, she left behind her cell phone, Internet connection and any semblance of her life back in America. Armed with a camera and a helping heart, she arrived in the poverty-stricken country with the goal to run a vacation Bible school in Siguatepeque and help build […]
Continue ReadingTrain museum society seeks non-profit classification
Interested tourists wandered the exhibits of the Robert W. Willaford Museum last week, snapping pictures and admiring the red caboose in the yard outside. Now that the train platform has been completed and the bulk of Robert Willaford’s collection has been moved on site, City Commissioner Mike Sparkman pulled together a committee to start the […]
Continue ReadingSunshine Bancorp Inc. completes conversion
Sunshine Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Sunshine State Bank, announced last week it has completed its initial $42.3 million mutual-to-stock conversion. The conversion was completed July 14, and the shares of the common stock were expected to begin trading July 15, on the Nasdaq Capital Market, under the symbol “SBCP.” The company sold 4,232,000 […]
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