HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Three Hillsborough County Roads near Brandon High School will have closures this week while CSX repairs railroad crossings: South Kingsway Road will be closed between East Clay Avenue and State Road 60 until Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. Suggested detour is to take Parsons Avenue to the west. The detour…
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Southbound I-75 Traffic In Wesley Chapel To Be Directed To Ramps At Overpass Road Friday And Saturday Nights
WESELY CHAPEL, FL. – Southbound I-75 traffic will be reduced to a single lane approaching Overpass Road, directed onto the exit ramp, and directed back onto I-75 using the entrance ramp between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday (February 4 and 5) nights.…
Read More Southbound I-75 Traffic In Wesley Chapel To Be Directed To Ramps At Overpass Road Friday And Saturday NightsSouth Tampa Chamber Announces 2022 Board of Directors
TAMPA, FL. – The South Tampa Chamber has announced its 2022 Board of Directors. This year’s board will lead the chamber through an exciting time of transition as the Chamber relocates our office from Hyde Park to West Bay to Bay Boulevard. The chamber unveils a…
Read More South Tampa Chamber Announces 2022 Board of DirectorsPolk County Firefighter Arrested For Fraud After Cashing Paycheck Twice
POLK COUNTY, FL. – On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34-year-old Desmond James Walker II of Haines City on fraud charges. He electronically deposited a county payroll check into his bank account and then, a day later cashed the check…
Read More Polk County Firefighter Arrested For Fraud After Cashing Paycheck TwiceFlorida Strawberry Festival Discounted Tickets Go On Sale Thursday
PLANT CITY, FL. -Discounted admission tickets to the 2022 Florida Strawberry Festival will go on sale Thursday at participating Publix Supermarkets throughout Central and Southwest Florida. Tickets will be available from February 3 through March 13 and can be purchased at the Publix Customer Service…
Read More Florida Strawberry Festival Discounted Tickets Go On Sale ThursdayHillsborough County Sheriff Searching For Missing-Endangered Man Who Made Suicidal Threats
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in searching for a missing and endangered man. Deputies say Mason Starcovic, 22, was last seen at his residence in the 1000 block of Marathon Key Drive just before 1:00 a.m on Wednesday, February 2,…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff Searching For Missing-Endangered Man Who Made Suicidal ThreatsPasco EDC Receives $100,000 Contribution From Santander Consumer USA Inc. Foundation
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Santander Consumer USA Inc., one of Pasco County’s newest companies, has been quick to get involved in the community. The Santander Consumer USA Inc. Foundation (Santander) recently granted Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) $100,000. Through the donation, Santander will be…
Read More Pasco EDC Receives $100,000 Contribution From Santander Consumer USA Inc. FoundationTampa International Airport Companies Look To Fill 1,500 Openings At Hiring Day Event
TAMPA, FL. – Tampa International Airport and its tenant partners are looking to fill more than 1,500 openings at the airport’s largest hiring day yet on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Frontier Airlines alone is looking to hire 1,000 flight attendants for crew bases around the U.S. The carrier aims…
Read More Tampa International Airport Companies Look To Fill 1,500 Openings At Hiring Day EventWater Main Break Closes Lane On East 17th Ave Between North 21st Street And North 20th Street
TAMPA, FL.- Beginning at 9am today, the inside westbound lane of East 17th Avenue will be closed between North 21st Street and North 20th Street while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the area to…
Read More Water Main Break Closes Lane On East 17th Ave Between North 21st Street And North 20th Street8,000 Gallons Of Aviation Fuel From Overturned Semi-Truck Shuts Down Gandy Blvd
TAMPA, FL. – At 11:52 this morning Tampa Fire Rescue responded to an overturned semi-truck on the corner of W. Gandy Blvd. and Westshore Boulevard. Rescue 15 was first on the scene to find an overturned tanker truck with a hazardous material inside it. It…
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