Plan for homeless in Pinellas is praised
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 CLEARWATER — The City Council expressed support Tuesday for a plan hatched by Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats and St. Petersburg Mayor...
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PTEC interior decoration students go green for holiday open house
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Angie Yoakam hangs a wreath made of a Norfolk pine’s fallen branches for the annual holiday open house of PTEC’s interior decorating...
View ArticleProject allows telephone enrollment in Florida's Supplemental Nutrition...
Times staff Tuesday, December 7, 2010 CountywideProgram allows SNAP enrollment by phoneThe Department of Elder Affairs has launched a project to help low-income elders enroll for Florida's Supplemental...
View ArticleNew Port Richey man accused of stealing from job
Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A thief who had been getting away with sneaking $6 to $15 into his pocket most nights he worked got greedy, went big and is in jail, the...
View ArticleHernando events for Dec. 8 and beyond
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Friday1,000 Man CPR Awareness Challenge: During the two-day event, each hour, on the hour, the American Heart Association CPR course will be...
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Dade City commissioners don't like look of first new city hall design
By Ebony Windom, Times Correspondent Tuesday, December 7, 2010 An artist’s rendering shows the proposed city hall and police station. City commissioners want to see other design options. DADE CITY —...
View ArticleState gives higher grades to three Hernando County high schools
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Central High School principal Joe Clifford got on the public address system Tuesday morning with good news to share. The...
View ArticleDespite opposition, rezoning for RV park in Pasco approved
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — Jed Pittman seemed almost to disappear from public life after retiring two years ago after 32 years as Pasco clerk of...
View ArticleSt. Pete family of five homeless after fire destroys apartment
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A family of five was homeless Tuesday night after a two-alarm fire badly damaged their apartment.The fire at broke out at...
View ArticleMost Pasco high schools improve their grades from last year
By Lisa Buie and Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Gulf High School principal Steve Knobl had promised to shave his head if the school received an "A" from the Florida...
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NFL wellness contest winners at Longleaf Elementary run, jump, throw
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Tyrone McKenzie greets students Tuesday at Longleaf Elementary School in New Port Richey. Players and...
View ArticleHernando club happenings for Dec. 8 and beyond
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 BrooksvilleBrooksville Elks Lodge 2582: 14494 Cortez Blvd. A Christmas party for children will be on Saturday. Members can pick up a tag...
View ArticleHillsborough adopts another test to double-check FCAT
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 TAMPA — Ever wonder how Florida students really compare with their national peers on standardized tests? Hillsborough County will soon...
View ArticleArmed robber shot and killed in doorway of St. Pete business
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — An armed robber was shot and killed and another man was injured Tuesday night in what police described as a botched hold-up...
View ArticleHillsborough County to look at options for light rail without new tax
By Bill Varian, Times staff writer Tuesday, December 7, 2010 TAMPA — One of the leading opponents of last month's transit tax referendum says he now would like to figure out a way to pursue expanded...
View ArticleHillsborough group wants county to let voters know financial impact of ballot...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 TAMPA — Residents who fought a proposed transit tax in Hillsborough County are pressing for financial impact statements on future local ballot issues.The residents, many of...
View ArticlePinellas academic blueprint approved
By Ron Matus, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, December 8, 2010 The Pinellas County School Board late Tuesday unanimously approved superintendent Julie Janssen's overall plan to beef up academic programs...
View ArticlePolice identify accused robber, one man killed in St. Pete robbery
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, December 8, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Two armed men intending to rob a St. Petersburg business were both shot Tuesday, and one of them died. It is unclear...
View ArticlePolice identify robber killed in bungled St. Petersburg holdup
By Ileana Morales and Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, December 8, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Two armed men intending to rob a St. Petersburg business were both shot Tuesday, and one of them...
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Police identify robber killed in St. Petersburg holdup turned shootout
By Ileana Morales and Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Police found 29-year-old Robert lee Dawson’s body in the doorway of the 16th Street Game Room on Tuesday, fatally...
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