Four Plant City road projects are ranked at the top of the list for the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization for Transportation’s 2014/15 Transportation Improvement Program. Vice Mayor Rick Lott, who represents Plant City at the MPO, shared with his fellow Plant City commissioners Sept. 9, a draft of the organization’s recent rankings, which it uses […]
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Burglars hit new Plant City dealership
It was under the dark of night in late July, when at least one criminal pulled a vehicle up to P.C. Motors, a used car dealership at 3202 W. Baker St. The suspects left a trail of muddy footprints police say were at the scene of other robberies. After shattering a back window, the suspects […]
Continue ReadingHandmade & Heartfelt
Protected from the hot day, several tables were set up under the shade of the Train Depot’s pavilion in Historic Downtown Plant City. This is where tons of tiny hands kneaded away at globs of clay. For once, the kids were allowed to get messy. The group was part of a network of Plant City […]
Continue ReadingDowntown to host GardenFest
The Plant City Garden Club and the Plant City Downtown Business and Merchants Association will host GardenFest and More from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Train Depot and McCall Park. The event will feature a variety of plants, garden art, speakers on related gardening topics, art, antiques, crafts, bargains, food […]
Continue ReadingTickets on sale for hospital gala
Tickets are now available for the South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation’s annual Diamonds & Denim gala. This year’s event will take place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Expo Hall, 2301 W. Oak Ave., Plant City. The gala will feature a catered dinner, dancing and prizes, including a […]
Continue ReadingCalling all Plant City Girl Scouts
Both new and old Girl Scouts are invited to attend Journey Through Girl Scouts, which will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Davis Park, 612 N. Parsons Ave. The event will feature different stations for new and old girls in Daisies, Brownies and Juniors. Wear green and bring a water […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Pastor arrested in Mulberry before he could burn Korans
Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Florida pastor today, in Mulberry, as he was on his way to burn 3,000 Korans in protest of the 9/11 attacks. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, deputies arrested Pastor Terry Jones, 61, and Marvin Sapp, 44, at about 5 p.m. Sept. 11, at the Mulberry Pharmacy, 1009 N. Church Ave., Mulberry, […]
Continue Reading9/11: An Account from WTC
Editor’s note: Plant City Times & Observer Editor Michael Eng interviewed Lewis Abate, who was in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. We are reprinting this story here in remembrance of that day. Fire rains from the sky as Lewis Abate huddles under an overhang at the old Merrill Lynch headquarters across the […]
Continue ReadingCity officials to host workshops
The City of Plant City will host special workshops for the Midtown District and Historic District Design Standards at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St.
Continue ReadingWork to begin on Mendonsa sidewalk
Following the completion and opening of Mendonsa Road, Plant City soon will begin a project to add a sidewalk on the south side of the road. The sidewalk project has a 70-day construction schedule, once work commences. The city funded the majority of the road reconstruction, and the Florida Department of Transportation funded the sidewalk […]
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