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June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis announced a bill Wednesday that will take Florida’s average minimum teacher salary from 26th in the U.S. to the top 5. Desantis made the announcement Wednesday, at the Mater Academy Charter School…
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June 23, 2020 By: Bill Aucoin Welcome to Angler Insider sharing the best spots and plots to catch fresh and saltwater gamefish each week in Central Florida. The Brief Canoe and kayak river access has opened at Hillsborough River State Park near Wesley Chapel. The boat launch…
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June 24, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano ST. PETERSBURG Fla. – Wanting to help shoppers connect with Black-owned businesses in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, Hillary Van Dyke and Joshua Bean launched the Green Book of Tampa Bay last February. This comprehensive directory “makes it super easy…
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June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report Hillsborough County, Fla. (June 24, 2020) – Beginning at noon today, Hillsborough County will begin distributing free, reusable cloth face coverings to residents at four County locations. The distribution locations are: E.G. Simmons Park, 2401 19th Ave. NW in Ruskin…
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June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – On Friday, after 1 a.m., officers responded to 15th St. N/26th Ave. E for a shots heard call with possible victim. A large group blocked all four intersections and became aggressive, when officers attempted to locate…
Read More Tampa Police Ambushed by Mob Early Saturday Morning
June 24, 2020 By: Brad Buck FLORIDA USA – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of bilingual UF/IFAS Extension agents has created a series of educational videos to market its services and provide educational information to underserved Spanish-speaking audiences throughout Florida. Known as the…
Read More UF/IFAS Extension Faculty Produce Videos to Educate Latinx Population During Pandemic
June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report ORALNDO Fla. – Just weeks after opening for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic took over, Universal Orlando announced that it would need to lay off some of its theme park employees. “We are working to structure and…
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June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – Heat Advisory will be in effect from noon until 6pm today for Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, Desoto, and Highlands counties. Temps will be in the 90’s with a heat index feel of 106- 110.…
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June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla.- Residents throughout Hillsborough County, including Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City, and MacDill Air Force Base, can pick up free fish from Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services to help reduce backyard mosquito breeding. Free Fish Folks. Last week,…
Read More Get Free Fish to Battle Mosquitos, Mobile Mosquito fish Truck Events Saturday
Hillsborough County Law Enforcement Agencies Announce Plan To Begin Addressing Community Demands on Policing as Calls for Defunding Police and Restructuring Tampa Citizen Review Board Continues To Grow June 24, 2020 By: Press Release TAMPA Fla. – As protests continue in Tampa for a fourth…
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