Pandemic Pandemonium, Outstanding Olympians, Red Scare: FL News

Tampa FL

07 August, 2021

3:45 PM

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FLORIDA — As Florida's governor pushes back against health officials who advise reinstating coronavirus restrictions, parents and school officials are debating whether students should mask up when the new school year resumes next week. See these stories and more posted on Florida Patch sites this week: Parents Set For FL Mask Mandate Showdown As 1st School Day NearsAquarium Treats Rare Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Exposed To Red TideHospitals Say 88 To 95 Percent Of COVID-19 Patients UnvaccinatedDeclaring A Public Health Crisis, CDC Extends Eviction MoratoriumTampa Man Who Set Fire To Champs Store Sentenced To 5 YearsTampa Teen Youngest U.S. Olympic Sprinter To Go For The GoldRescued Manatee Sickened By Red Tide Under Care At ZooTampaFinke To Return To Clearwater With Extra Baggage - 2 Gold MedalsFlorida Cruise Lines Set Sail Despite Surging Coronavirus RatesFlorida Posts Record Number Of New Coronavirus Cases: CDCFDEP Sues Piney Point Owners For Contaminated Wastewater BreachDeSantis Blames Biden, Immigrants For Florida's COVID Surge'You Cannot Mask Your Way Out Of This': Sen. Marco Rubio'He's Not Human': Mother's Message To Slain Daughter's KillerRed Tide Testing Facility Opens At Mote Aquaculture Research Park3 Disney Employees Among 17 Suspects In Child Sex Sting: Deputies