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Hillsborough Emergency Policy Group Meeting Update- Curfew Update
April 16th 2020 Today, Commissioner Melissa Snively put forth a motion to rescind the curfew implemented last week in Hillsborough County. The motion was seconded by Mayor Rick Lott of Plant City to vote in favor of removing the curfew. Commissioner Sandy Murman, agreed with…
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Rock-The-Dock Sing-Along, Rocks Hearts
April 14th 2020 By: Elizabeth Diaz Apollo Beach – The Apollo Beach Rock the Dock Sing-Along last Saturday through this canal community was so popular residents will be singing again, Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 pm. Cindy Koutz, a resident, wife, mom, and teacher, started…
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Hillsborough County votes for an overnight curfew, immediately
By Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County’s Emergency Policy Group voted Monday to implement an overnight curfew to slow the spread of COVID-19, in addition to the existing ‘safer-at-home’ order. The curfew will be in place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., beginning tonight Monday April 13th. Check…
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Doing the Most Work: Local Tampa Organizations Offering Help & Hope
By: Sarah McCormick HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY– As COVID-19 cases continue to climb by the day, the situation continues to present many financial burdens on local families. With each day that passes, more individuals are finding themselves out of work due to the Safer-At-Home order mandated by…
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One Bay Area Pre-Schooler Has Some Tips for COVID-19 Safety
By: Staff Report We’ve all seen the videos of hand-washing techniques and even songs by the great Neil Diamond on the importance of washing hands and social distancing. But you may have not yet seen the Tampa Bay area 4-year-old that’s becoming a celebrity on…
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John Prine, Singer-Songwriter Legend, Dead at 73
John Prine, died Tuesday at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was 73. Prine suffered complications due to to COVID-19. A legend. As I type this, I can remember the first time I heard Prine sing “Paradise”. A song about an old coal town in western…
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A Light in the Darkness: There’s Still Good to be Found in the Coronavirus Pandemic
By: Sarah McCormick COVID-19 has been the most talked about, researched, and discussed topic across the globe since news of the impending pandemic broke in Wuhan, China, back in December 2019. Since then, the virus has managed to infiltrate the world with such fierce velocity,…
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Tampa businesswoman pulls together church and community to print 3D Face Shields and Masks for Medical Professionals during COVID-19
Tampa, FLA.—-A local Tampa businesswoman, Lorri Brown, saw the need to support our medical community and first responders during this unprecedented time of fighting COVID-19. As news spread of the dire shortage of medical supplies throughout the country, Lorri feared Tampa would soon be in…
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