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The Census Is Hiring
Driver Charged In Death Of Tow Truck Operator
The Atlanta Regional Cen- sus Office is hiring for Field Representative (FR), $13.84 - $19.05 per hour; and Field Supervisor (FS) $19.18 - $26.40 per hour.
The positions are in the following areas: Birming- ham, Alabama, Greenville, South Car- olina, Tampa and Miami, Florida.
In addition, there are se- lect bilingual (English | Span- ish) positions available at the Atlanta Regional Office that support the Community Part- nership and Engagement Program, and another within the Geographic Program.
Those positions are also listed at https://www.cen- sus.gov/regions/atlanta/ww w/jobs/georgia_jobs.php.
A 44-year-old Tampa man is being held without bond in connection with the death of a tow truck driver. The acci- dent took place early Sunday morning on Interstate 75.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers had conducted a traffic stop after three vehicles were ob- served racing on Interstate 75, south of Big Bend Road.
Tow trucks were called to the scene and were loading the vehicles to be towed away. Shortly after 4 a.m., Honda Ridgeline traveling southbound failed to move over for the patrol cars and tow trucks located on the outside shoulder of the road- way.
GREGORY MILLER
... Being held without bond
The Honda Ridgeline de- parted the travel lane and collided with a tow truck driver standing outside of the third and final vehicle to be loaded, then collided with the Sunpoint Towing tow
truck itself. The tow truck driver, Troy McGuire, 48, of Ruskin, sustained fatal in- juries and died at the scene.
The driver of the Honda was identified as Gregory Peter Miller, 44, of Lake- wood Ranch. Miller was taken into custody and charged with DUI Manslaughter, DUI with property damage or personal injury, and DUI property damage, was arrested by FHP Troopers for DUI Manslaughter and 2 counts of DUI Property Damage.
Miller was not injured in the accident. He was trans- ported to the Hillsborough County Jail, where he was being held without bond.
Attorney Donates Body Armor Vests To Police
Last week, a Tampa attorney donated 75 body armor vests to the Tampa Po- lice Department.
Through his Yerrid Founda- tion, Attorney Steve Yerrid donated about $28,000 to the Rise Tampa Our Police Founda- tion to purchase the vests kits.
Tampa Church To Offer Black History Classes
The kits con-
tain two 10 by 12
inch armor plates that can stop rifle fire. The plates are placed inside a nylon vest and can be quickly slipped over the standard depart- ment issued soft vests the of- ficers wear. The department issued vests are designed to stop bullets from handguns.
Chief Eric Ward said 25 vests will be earmarked for
each of the three patrol dis- tricts.
Attorney Yerrid said he was inspired to make the do- nation because of a St. Pe- tersburg officer’s widow. Her husband was killed in the line of duty in 2011.
Attorney Yerrid also plans to donate other vests in the future.
REV. DR. DAVID GREEN, SR.
... Senior Pastor of Allen Temple AME Church
tration Office at (813) 974- 2403, Option #1.
Members of Allen Temple AME Church who wish to at-
FRED HEARNS ... Class Instructor
tend the classes can contact
Reverend Dr. Green, Sr.,
at the church office at (813) 229-1438.
ATTORNEY STEVE YERRID ... Donates body armor vests
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On three consecutive Thursdays, a local church will host a Black History Class. The classes are open to the public and will include a 90-minute walking tour of the Historic Central Avenue District. On Saturday, No- vember 5th, at 10 a.m., the group will take the tour.
The classes will take place at Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2101 N. Lowe Street, begin- ning on October 20th, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The other classes will take place on Oc- tober 27th and November 3rd, respectively.
The classes are sponsored by the church and by the Osher Life-Long Institute (OLLI), at the University of South Florida. OLLI-USF has sponsored numerous adult classes in Tampa over the years. But this will be the first class taught at an African American church.
Fred Hearns, who earned an M. S. Degree in Human Services, from Springfield College Tampa Bay Campus and M. A. in Africana Studies, from the University of South Florida, will serve as the instructor.
Hearns retired from the City of Tampa in 2007 as Di- rector of the Department of Community Affairs. He cur- rently operates the Tampa Bay History Tour and is an active member of the Robert W. Saunders Public Library Foundation.
Anyone wishing to attend the classes is asked to regis- ter by calling the University of South Florida OLLI Regis-
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