Lifelong Plant City resident Nancy McLean stopped by the Plant City Observer office July 30 bearing one special gift: a copy of the old Plant City Observer, circa July 1982. Although our newspaper is not connected with the original in any other way than its name, we had an absolute blast taking a trip down […]
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Bucs cheerleader visits Plant City
The Plant City Family YMCA hosted a cheer/dance mini clinic July 24. The clinic was led by Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleader and squad co-captain Karen Bittinger, who taught the group of young girls several cheers and dance routines. The clinic was an outreach program for the Buccaneers to promote their Junior Clinic. This August, the […]
Continue ReadingPolice promotes officer to sergeant
Plant City Police Department officer Barry Maurer was promoted to sergeant July 21. Maurer has been with the department since January 2005 and has served within the department’s Uniformed Patrol Division, Investigative Services Division and, most recently, as the department’s training coordinator and crime prevention officer.
Continue ReadingAcademy Award-winning director films in Plant City
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Friday began as a normal day at Neumeister’s Candy Shoppe for employee and building owner Julie Young. She made sure the temperature was a solid 70 degrees, attended to customers and managed the store. Then, she got an interesting call.
Continue ReadingPartnership will boost baby births at hospital
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Thanks to a new partnership between Plant City Family Care and South Florida Baptist Hospital, as many as 400 more births annually may take place at the Plant City hospital. That increase would double the current number of births at South Florida Baptist.
Continue ReadingPRIMARY ELECTION 2012 Q&A: Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
For Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, embattled incumbent Rob Turner is seeking re-election over his challenger, Ronda Storms.
Continue ReadingPRIMARY ELECTION 2012 Q&A: Florida State Senate District 24
In the Florida Senate primary, Rachel Burgin and Tom Lee will vie for the Republican nomination. The winner of the Aug. 14 primary will face Democrat candidate Elizabeth Belcher. The seat is being vacated by State Sen. Ronda Storms, who is running for Hillsborough County property appraiser.
Continue ReadingKiwanians launch Stuff the Bus
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Kiwanis Club of Plant City’s Anna Reitz carries a thick notebook filled with columns of numbers and figures all scrawled in her handwriting. The notebook looks like the elaborate work of a bookie, but it’s something far better: the records for the Kiwanis Club’s annual Stuff the Bus campaign.
Continue ReadingHats off to Betty Jones
By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer Nobody missed Betty Jones’ fiery red hair when she walked into an intimate reception for her art exhibit at the Photo Archives and History Center July 27. But it was the hat she wore that made an even bigger statement. She calls it the “Photo Archives Hat.”
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Shrimp & Co. Express
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Shrimp & Co. Express Aug. 2, at 3503 W. Baker St., Plant City. For more information, call (813) 752-9040 or visit shrimpcoexpress.com.
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