Dragon Bridge in DaNang, Vietnam: Susan Gitlin Took the Plant City Observer on a trip and submitted these photos from the Dragon Bridge in DaNang, Vietnam. They went in November and enjoyed the people, food, and historic value of the country. They visited from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and the Co Chi Tunnels.
Continue ReadingFRAUDULENT TITLE ATTEMPT IN PLANT CITY LEADS TO ARRESTS
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) arrested a man for running a title-washing ring following an almost year-long investigation. HCSO’s Auto Theft Unit began the investigation in March 2024, when deputies responded to the Plant City Tax Collector’s Office after Essa Cham, 46, attempted to use a fraudulent South Carolina title to retitle a 2022 […]
Continue ReadingCOMMISSION SENDS LAND-USE CHANGE TO STATE FOR OPINION
Mayor Nate Kilton called the January 27 Regular Meeting of the City Commission to order at 7:30 p.m. Also sitting at the dais were Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, City Commissioner Bill Dodson, City Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis, City Commissioner Michael Sparkman, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, City Clerk Kerri Miller, and City Manager Bill McDaniel. Pastor Timothy […]
Continue ReadingHOT CHILI IN CHILLY AIR
On Saturday, January 25, the annual Plant City ChiliFest and RailFest took place at the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Plant City and the Railroad Museum, for $5 people could get a ticket to vote, a bottled water, and a bowl and spoon to sample 23 options. The chefs’ […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 01.30.25
CHAD’S PROMISE Plant City Elks Lodge presented Chad Landry with a check for $500 to help support his charity, Chad’s Promise. Chad’s organization is based in Plant City. When a veteran with health problems must go into the hospital, they will resist at the risk of their own life because they fear they will have […]
Continue ReadingFUTURE CAREER ACADEMY TAKES UPCOMING GRADS ON TOURS
Students regularly graduate from high schools with no plan for a career and their future. So, it is easy for them to get stuck in a job that isn’t a good fit, or doesn’t provide much in the way of an upward path financially, or doesn’t offer ways to develop skills. On the other side […]
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Around Town 01.30.25
We asked Plant City: What are the songs that make you sing along when you hear them? Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers Clyde Bull Nelson Love Shack by B52’s Hola BaMa Almost anything from the 70’s Tina Garrett Hauser I’ll Remember You, by Elvis Presley Evelyn Madonia Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On Michelle […]
Continue ReadingBRUTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY PROJECT IS ON THE BOOKS
Plant Citians named the Bruton Memorial Library after Quintilla Geer Bruton and Judge James D. Bruton Jr. Quintilla Bruton began campaigning in the 1950s for a public library in Plant City. It was not until the early 1960s that the building became a reality. Mrs. Bruton’s husband James donated $200,000 to an expansion that was […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
In the early hours of January 21, the Plant City Police Department (PCPD) swiftly arrested 43-year-old Elijah Whittaker of Plant City, following an assault that occurred at a residence on Pearl Street. At approximately 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the scene of a reported domestic assault. Through a detailed on-scene investigation, it was determined that […]
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