The 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival is shaping up to be one of the best in Plant City history.
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Whispering Woods residents Corbin Simonds, Hailey Tidwell, Kaylee Thurston, Mackenzie Steele and Logan Laietta served up homemade lemonade Nov. 12, as a fundraiser for Haiti.
Continue ReadingHope Lutheran serves up hurricane relief
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor For 18 years, Hope Lutheran Church has served a turkey supper to help raise money for charity. This year, amateur chefs and volunteers peeled 300 pounds of potatoes and roasted about 30 turkeys for the supper which served 800 people in Plant City. But proceeds will also serve beyond […]
Continue ReadingArt Lounge Gallery to host third anniversary party
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor If you like wine and art, then the third anniversary party at the Art Lounge Gallery in downtown Plant City is the place for you. The party is Saturday, Nov. 17 and will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Door prizes and live music will keep guests entertained. Plus, […]
Continue ReadingPlant City to honor veterans
Students from Springhead Elementary School will take center stage at Plant City’s annual Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Nov. 10, at Veterans Memorial Monument Park, 703 N. Wheeler St.
Continue ReadingPioneer Days set for Saturday
Plant City will take a step back in time at the 35th annual Pioneers Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 10, at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St.
Continue ReadingPfc. Ben Secor returns to the U.S.
Plant City native U.S. Army Pfc. Ben Secor, the first Hometown Hero we featured in the Plant City Observer, is back on home turf after nine months in Afghanistan.
Continue ReadingBruton library plants new program
Calling all green thumbs: Bruton Memorial Library will host a Master Gardening Program, titled “Florida Wildflowers,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 13, at 302 McLendon St.
Continue ReadingAnnual rummage sale
An anual rummage sale will be taking place at Plant City Towers on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will help support the residents’ Thanksgiving dinner. Furniture, clothing and other items will be available.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Antioch Days
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Photos submitted by the East Thonotosassa Baptist Church The seventh annual Antioch Days celebration took place Nov. 3. Antioch Days is a time set aside each year to celebrate the 1854 founding of the Church at Antioch. “It is a solemn recognition of the faithfulness and dedication of early Christians-who in […]
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