The most recent hikers lost in Flatwoods Park were found by HCSO’s Aviation Unit (top) with help from the light from their cell phones. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) rescued two hikers from New Tampa’s Flatwoods Wilderness Park on June 4, a fact that could make those who regularly use the popular 7-mile biking loop wonder: How did that … [Read more...]
Public & Private Summer Camp Programs Start Slowly
The New Tampa Recreation Center began hosting summer camps this week after easing back into things a few weeks earlier with its dance programs. (Photo: Tampa Parks). Summer camps at the New Tampa Recreation Center (NTRC) have finally begun for eager — and maybe, a little stir crazy — kids and parents, as the city expands some of its preliminary offerings. Seven different … [Read more...]
Superintendent Browning Tests Positive For Covid-19
Kurt Browning Pasco School Superintendent Kurt Browning has tested positive for Covid-19. Browning notified Pasco County school employees today. He is now in isolation at home. In a statement from Pasco County Schools, Browning has experienced relatively minor symptoms (fever, chills, general achiness) since Friday, prompting him to get tested. On Sunday, the results … [Read more...]
School News: Lots Of Awards To Go Around
Isabella Douglas Wharton senior Isabella Douglas was awarded a $500 scholarship and the Wharton Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) program received $1,000, thanks to an essay Isabella wrote for a nationwide NJROTC contest. The Surface Navy Association (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Association incorporated in 1985 to promote greater coordination and … [Read more...]
Emerg.-Only Connection Finally Under Construction At Kinnan-Mansfield
The worn-out dirt path that has unofficially connected Kinnan St. in New Tampa to Mansfield Blvd. in Meadow Pointe at the Pasco-Hillsborough county line has finally been cleared, along with the weeds, trees and bushes that have covered the 30-foot patch of land no man’s land for so long. It’s really happening, y’all. The two roads will be connected, maybe by as soon as … [Read more...]
