By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Lindsey Coyne and Tara Vaughn are both enthusiastic about their new positions at Bailey Elementary in Dover. Both will be first-time teachers this fall, teaching the fifth grade, and they both bring a hands-on approach to teaching. “I just look around at all these great supplies, and I’m just […]
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Observer seeks birth announcements
Celebrating a new bundle of joy? If so, the Plant City Observer would like to celebrate with you! We welcome your birth announcements for publication. Please send your baby’s name, parents’ and siblings’ names, birth date, birth weight and length, and hospital to Managing Editor Michael Eng, meng@plantcityobserver.com. You may also include a photo.“>http://welcome-to-usa.ru/dengi-v-dolg-ufe.php
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Plant City’s First Baptist Church is now offering a Christian cancer support group. Sharing Our Burdens meets at 4:30 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month, at Plant City’s First Baptist Church, Room 136, 503 N. Palmer St. For more, call Diane Mabry, 365-0554.“>http://bardinhotel.ru/zayavka-na-poluchenie-zayma.php
Continue ReadingLions Club presents donation
The Plant City Lions Club presented a $1,000 check to the Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City at the club’s meeting Aug. 7. Executive Director Darlene Davis said the center will use the donation to purchase window treatments at the facility, 304 N. Collins St.
Continue ReadingBACK TO SCHOOL 2012: The Freshmen
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Durant High School Spanish teacher Virginia Miller’s classroom is abuzz with nervous laughter. It’s still weeks before the first official day of school, but the lessons in this class — the Greater Access Plan camp — are critically important for this particular group: incoming freshmen.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City Chamber of Commerce 2012 Salute to Agriculture
The Plant City Chamber of Commerce honored agricultural leaders during its annual Salute to Agriculture Contact Breakfast Aug. 8, at the Evelyn & Batista Madonia Ag Show Center on the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds.
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Captain Electrix Inc.
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Captain Electrix Inc. Aug. 7. For more information, call (813) 470-8078.
Continue ReadingHillsborough district, union reach tentative agreements
Negotiators for Hillsborough County School District and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association and the Hillsborough School Employees Federation have reached tentative agreements on contracts that include salary increases. The agreements still must be ratified by employees and approved by the School Board. Under the agreements, eligible teachers and other employees represented by HCTA would receive […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Entertainment to host auditions
Plant City Entertainment is looking for actors for its upcoming production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Auditions will be 7 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8, at the theater, 101 N. Thomas St., Plant City. The cast requires performers ages 13 or older, as well as a small group of 5- to 12-year-olds. Call-backs will be Aug. […]
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Autumn Leaf Academy
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Autumn Leaf Academy Aug. 3, at 3007 S. Daniels Road, Plant City. For more information, call (813) 752-4561 or call autumnleafacademy.com.
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