Strawberry Crest football fans should stay patient as the Phillip Prior era begins in Dover this season.
Continue ReadingCrest coaching search: Prior experience preferred
Phillip Prior is now the sixth head football coach in Strawberry Crest’s history.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 8.1.19
Area parks hosting tourneys This weekend, Ellis-Methvin Park and the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex will host the 2019 Florida Elite Football & Cheerleading Kickoff Classic. Twenty of the league’s 22 teams will compete Saturday and Sunday with start times of 9 a.m. (6U), 10:30 a.m. (8U), 12 p.m. (10U), 1:30 p.m. (12U) and 3:30 […]
Continue ReadingRoy Adams art exhibit up at library
Bruton Memorial Library is displaying some of the local artist’s works throughout the month.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 8.8.19
Chamber agri-business committee announces awards The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee announced Monday the recipients of this year’s batch of agriculture award winners. “We are pleased to be able to recognize these outstanding individuals and businesses,” committee co-chair Gayle Yanes said. “Their contributions make a significant difference to the agriculture industry in […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Read Everywhere: Italy
Rita and Chris Miller toured Italy in June with fellow members of First Baptist Church of Plant City and a copy of the Observer. Some of the locations they visited included the famed waterways of Venice, St. Peter’s Basilica, Mount Vesuvius, the city of Naples and the Mediterranean Sea.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Trenton White
The Plant City pool player is ranked second in the nation in his age group.
Continue ReadingJuly 2019 real estate transactions
July 2019 sales information was obtained from the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser. Permit information was obtained from the City of Plant City.
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Lauren Couch
While strolling through Walden Lake’s park on July 27, Lauren Couch snapped a photo of the still, glassy waters catching a perfect reflection of the sky.
Continue ReadingRain closes parks for second consecutive weekend
The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department announced the closure of its parks for the weekend due to this week’s torrential downpours, which saturated the playing fields at parks needed for a youth football tournament. The Youth National Championship Football Tournament, which planned to bring its Southeastern region’s preseason play to Ellis-Methvin Park, is no […]
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