By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor Longtime travel enthusiast Ed Duncan will now have more time for that passion.
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Optimist Club preps for tourney
The Plant City Optimist Club and the Plant City Recreation & Parks Department are still looking for players for the annual Golf Classic.
Continue ReadingTheater hosts awards banquet
Plant City Entertainment honored many of its brightest stars during the community theater’s 27th annual Applause Awards Banquet Sept. 29, at the theater, 101 N. Thomas St.
Continue ReadingBayada opens Plant City office
Bayada Home Health Care will host an open house for its new Plant City office from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at 108 Southern Oaks Drive.
Continue ReadingSchool board approves raises
The Hillsborough County School Board approved pay increases for teachers, administrative support staff, non-represented employees and administrators Oct. 9.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Ribbon cutting for the Evelyn and Batista Ag Building
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Members of the Astin and Swindle family were present for the ribbon cutting of the Evelyn and Batista Madonia Agricultural Center at the Strawberry Festival grounds on Oct. 12. “Isn’t this a wonderful occasion, isn’t this a wonderful day for the city of Plant City and the Strawberry Festival,” […]
Continue ReadingFred’s employees pull together for manager diagnosed with cancer
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor When Amber Bond began feeling a swollen knot in her leg a year ago, she didn’t think much of it. The assistant manager at Fred’s Market in Lakeland kept working for nine months before going to see a doctor. At first, the doctors suspected a pinched lymph node had […]
Continue ReadingNew trees will help clean soil in Midtown
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Plant City will plant as many as 20 trees in Midtown to augment cleanup efforts on the contaminated site.
Continue ReadingFutch family cultivates ‘corny’ fall festivity
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor As a registered landscape architect, Tom Schaub doesn’t normally design giant corn mazes. But when the Futch family asked if he would design one on its farm for a community event, he jumped at the opportunity.
Continue ReadingCANDIDATE PROFILES 2012: Hillsborough County Commission District 6
By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor The Plant City Observer has profiled candidates for the several local and state elections. Here, we spotlight Kevin Beckner and Margaret Iuculano, candidates for Hillsborough County Commission District 6.
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