Python Purses, Schools Order Masks, Piney Point Leak: News Nearby

Dunedin FL

18 August, 2021

8:39 PM

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Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight: Police Impersonator Accused Of Battering 2nd Tampa WomanSchool Board Sets Emergency Mask Meeting For Friday AfternoonUSF Part Of Clinical Study Of Moderna Vaccine For ChildrenBaby Delivered In Car With Help Of Hillsborough Sheriff's Deputy A deputy helped deliver a baby early Tuesday morning in a car parked outside a 7-Eleven in Dover, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Concerns Grow About Rainfall Capacity At Piney Point: FDEP Amid growing concerns that the Piney Point site in Palmetto could face a second wastewater leak, state officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protections filed for an emergency court hearing, asking for a third party to take over management of the property. Python Huntress, Fashion Brand Forge Unlikely Partnership Growing up in Indiana, Amy Siewe found herself drawn to everything creepy and crawly. Now a Florida resident, Siewe hunts pythons in the Everglades for a living. She also found a kindred spirit in Gretchen Bauer, who runs BSWANKY, a high-end women's handbag company based in Sarasota. Siewe harvests snake skins for the brand's luxury python collection. Hillsborough School Board Votes To Defy Governor's Face Mask Order During a 4 1/2-hour emergency meeting of the Hillsborough County School Board, members voted to tighten the school district's mask requirements for public schools, defying the governor's order to leave the choice up to parents. Parents who want their students to opt out of a mask must obtain a written exemption from a physician. More Than 8,400 Hillsborough Students In Isolation Or QuarantineCOVID-19 Levels Increase 600% In Orange County's Sewage: ReportLocal Firefighters Help Lake County During COVID-19 SurgePalm Beach County Reinstates COVID-19 State Of EmergencyPartial Lockdown In Place At Manatee County Jail Because Of COVID Contribute your own content to Patch by signing up for an account and clicking the "Post on Patch" button at the top right of the site. Also Worth a Look TodayMajority Of Floridians Want More Environmental Controls: SurveyLAB Theater Project To Premiere 'Wednesday's Child'Neighborhood Enhancement Grant Funding Still AvailableSmuggling More Than $49K On Plane Gets Riverview Man Prison TimeSome City Departments Resume Appointment-Only ServicesEmergency Landing Made By Small Plane In Polk County: Troopers Mexican Theme Park Company To Buy Miami Seaquarium Across America Back-To-School A Playground For More Partisan Politics Over COVID PAWS Act Unleashes Service Dogs For Vets With PTSD, Other Scars MA Teachers Union Presses Vaccine Mandate For All Staff, Students Masks Required By School Dress Code In Defiance Of Texas GovernorHalt California Governor Recall Election, UC Berkeley Profs Say Don't miss local and statewide news from across Florida. Sign up for free Patch alerts and daily newsletters.