Observer Staff

Once upon a time, The First National Bank of Plant City printed U.S. national currency. The bank printed for the government between 1912 and 1919. Despite the bank notes displaying series 1902, they were issued by national banks between 1908 and 1928. The Plant City bank issued 3,840 sheets of $5 blue seal bills, 2,805 […]

The unofficial results of the April 8 election for Plant City Commissioner have been released. Jason Jones emerged victorious with 60.13 percent of the vote, to Camryn Henry’s 39.87 percent. The total number of registered voters eligible to cast ballots in this election was 22,462. However,  1,862 showed up at the polls—which is 8.29 percent. […]

TWIRLERS TO COMPETE NATIONALLY The members of the Patrick’s Patriots Twirling Corps, from the Plant City area, will take their talents to national competitions this summer. In July, members will travel to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN, to compete in the America’s Youth on Parade. This event is sponsored by the National […]

A lift station has a pump that lifts wastewater to a higher point so it can again flow by gravity to a treatment plant. In Plant City, these pumps and pipes are in a wet well. The wet well is where the wastewater is contained. Generators and electrical components sit on a concrete pad, above […]