Apollo Beach News

“She always encourages students to reach their highest potential by participating in academics while constantly striving to incorporate family participation”

Marlene Sacarello sat with her daughter at a Rays game last weekend and fantasized with her about what she would do if she won $10,000. She could help her son with his law school loans, she said. via Tampa Bay Online

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“We got some of the bonds back. So the police did a good thing.”

Costume jewelry, gold watches, a minature Yoda figurine, a football helmut signed by Joe Namath. via Bradenton Herald

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A 43-year-old woman accused of having sex with a friend's 15-year-old son has been ordered by a Hillsborough County judge to stay away from the boy and his family, court documents state. via Tampa Bay Online

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A 43-year-old woman arrested on a Hillsborough County felony warrant of lewd and lascivious battery of a 15-year-old boy was booked into Orient Road Jail on Monday, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. via Tampa Bay Online

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Lee and Bob Voss of Apollo Beach peruse tables filled with watches, jewelry, cameras and many other valuable items under a tent at the Manatee Sheriff's Office. via Bradenton Herald

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With the real estate market still sluggish and foreclosures on the rise, another huge auction of real estate, including more than 100 homes, is coming to Central Florida this month. via The Orlando Sentinel

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Kingfish are making their presence known in the inshore Gulf of Mexico off Siesta Key's Point of Rocks. via HeraldTribune.com

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“There was significant waste, lots and lots of flies, and an unmitigating odor”

Investigators are concerned about the health of anyone who purchased puppies from a roadside stand along U.S. Highway 41 in the Ruskin and Apollo Beach areas after rescuing 26 dogs sold by a vendor who kept ... via Tampa Bay Online

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“It's proceeding along well in our opinion”

Development of a 635,000-square-foot mixed-used project announced for the Apollo Beach area is moving forward, despite the challenges of the project's former general contractor, according to a principal in the ... via Tampa Bay Business Journal

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“That thing stretched from my belt to the floor”

In many areas, the no-entry markers are spaced widely, or so far from shore that a boater can easily fail to see them and get into trouble. via Tampa Bay Online

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