MONTHLY SNAPSHOT High Sale Price: $400,000 Low Sale Price: $2,000 Average Sale Price: $122,343 Median Sale Price: $105,000 Short Sales: Seven REO/Bank Owned: Five A home off Sam Allen Road was the top residential real-estate transaction in July. The home at 906 W. Sam Allen Road sold for $400,000. Built in 1977, it has four […]
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Chamber to host New Teacher Coffee
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce will host its 2013 New Teacher Coffee from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Florida Strawberry Festival Expo Hall, 303 Lemon St., Plant City. The purpose of the breakfast is to warmly welcome all new Area Six teachers, from 25 local schools, to the Plant City […]
Continue ReadingMy, my! Look how we’ve grown!
Welcome to the first edition of the Plant City Times & Observer, a joint venture of the Observer Media Group and the Tampa Bay Times. You’ll notice some key differences from the Plant City Observer you have enjoyed since we launched in July 2012. Now printed on broadsheet paper, each page is larger, giving us […]
Continue ReadingWho will ‘bee’ the best speller in Plant City?
Although the new school year is still several weeks away, some Plant City residents already have been hitting the books. More than 30 business leaders will test their mental mettle at the Plant City Kiwanis Club’s Business Spelling Bee at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1914 PCHS Community Building, 605 N. Collins St., Plant […]
Continue ReadingLand’s Used Trucks and Equipment rolls into Plant City
After more than two decades at its current location off State Road 60, Land’s Used Trucks and Equipment is moving to a new home. Later this month, the business will pull into a new driveway, moving their operations to the old Lott-Mather dealership site, 2900 James L. Redman Parkway, Plant City. “It’s time for a […]
Continue ReadingMission group travels to Guatemala
In the rolling hills of Guatemala, Plant City resident Rick Bateman and a group of missionaries chipped their way through hard, packed clay. They meticulously poured about 30 yards of concrete and lugged more than 40 trips of dirt to the site of a future orphanage. “This is not a cush mission,” Bateman said of […]
Continue ReadingPlant City families host Chinese exchange students
When a bus packed with 33 international students pulled up to Eastside Baptist Church, July 17, the driver excitedly honked the horn. A group of host families waiting in the parking lot were just as enthusiastic. They held decorated signs with the names of their students and cheered as the students filed off the bus. […]
Continue ReadingCommissioners advocate for bench removal
If Plant City commissioners have their way, the menacing bench advertisement featuring “Game of Thrones” character The Hound soon will be removed from James L. Redman Parkway. Along with every other Metro bench in the city. Commissioners directed city staff July 22, to draft a document to terminate the city’s longtime licensing agreement with Metropolitan […]
Continue ReadingPlant City High’s Class of 2003 plans 10-year reunion
Plant City High School’s Class of 2003 will celebrate its 10-year reunion this weekend with a plethora of activities. Carrying a “Travel” theme, the reunion not only will be a chance to celebrate high school years but also how far the Class of 2003 has gone post-graduation. “A lot of people have left Plant City […]
Continue ReadingPlant City teen shines on stage
Nicole Bristol competed in the National America Miss Pageant July 14, in Orlando. “She did fantastic at the pageant,” her mother, Jeanne, says. “She was very nervous but came through very well.” Bristol has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder with visual and auditory hallucinations. She competed in the pageant to inspire other girls and help […]
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