BELLEAIR BEACH - Members of the Barrier Islands Governmental Council were expecting to hear a spirited debate Oct. 28 between differing sides on the offshore oil drilling issue.
CLEARWATER - More than 150 people showed up for the Board of Pinellas County Commission’s Oct. 27 work session to take part in a discussion on a proposed fertilizer ordinance to help protect water quality in Tampa Bay.
CLEARWATER - An inmate at the Pinellas County Jail attacked two attorneys about 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in an attorney visitation room at the Pinellas County Jail, 14400 49th St. N. in Clearwater.
CLEARWATER - The Board of Pinellas County Commissioners unanimously approved on Oct. 20, amendment No. 2 to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s contract for professional services for the Honeymoon Island Beach Restoration.
The University of South Florida has received an award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration which will facilitate analyses of seagrass habitats utilizing satellite technology.
More than 500,000 participants in the Florida Department of Health’s Women, Infants and Children Program will receive the new, nationally revised WIC food package this month.
TAMPA - State Senators Charlie Justice, D-St. Petersburg, and Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, joined other political and community leaders from the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, to thank area soldiers and their families, pledging continued support to them by signing the Army Community Covenant.
