By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer One look at the Preti family’s cozy apartment says a lot about the family. Family pictures hang above a sofa that has colorful children’s books spread across the cushions. A baby boy coos as he crawls around, following his older sisters wherever they go. Some toys have been abandoned […]
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Fluoride to be added to Plant City water supply
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer For the first time, Plant City will have fluoride added to the municipal water supply, thanks to a $386,000 grant from the state, which includes a supplemental grant from the Hillsborough County Health Department.
Continue ReadingPRIMARY ELECTION Q&A: Hillsborough County School Board District 7
We introduce the six candidates for Hillsborough County School Board District 7, a countywide seat. The candidates include Joseph W. Jordan-Robinson Jr., Terry Kemple, Carl Francis “Captain Carl’’ Kosierowski, Carol Kurdell, Robert McElheny and Michael Weston. Because this is a non-partisan seat, the winner of the primary will win the election. All registered voters, regardless […]
Continue ReadingBACK TO SCHOOL 2012: Welcome Back!
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Students at five Plant City-area schools will notice several changes to their campuses when they return to school Aug. 21. Durant and Strawberry Crest high schools, Marshall and Turkey Creek middle schools and Wilson Elementary School all received upgrades during the summer.
Continue ReadingBACK TO SCHOOL 2012: The Bus Driver
By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer After driving a school bus in Plant City for 18 years, Alan Register has certainly seen seen it all. From the shy kindergartners who are scared to get on the bus to high-schoolers that want to create their own rules, Register has seen the good, the bad and the […]
Continue ReadingSTORE AROUND THE CORNER: Walden Lake Art and Frame
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer When a customer brought a Clyde Butcher photograph through the door of Walden Lake Art and Frame about a month ago, owner Michael Kidde was ecstatic. He was even more thrilled to know the customer was trying to sell it. “It was a very unusual piece that I was […]
Continue ReadingBACK TO SCHOOL 2012: The Actor
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Casey Hamilton sounded like seven different people on the phone. The Plant City High School senior switched between an Irish accent to a posh British accent. His laugh mimicked the voice of his favorite TV character, Peter Griffin, from the show “Family Guy.”
Continue ReadingBACK TO SCHOOL 2012: The Kindergartner
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer In two days Elijah West will be graduating from a summer pre-kindergarten program at Bryan Elementary and moving on to bigger things — kindergarten. The 5-year-old is excited to learn to read and play games with his friends. But there’s one thing Elijah can’t wait to do.
Continue ReadingBACK TO SCHOOL 2012: The First-Timers
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 […]
Continue ReadingObserver 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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