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A Health Initiative To Be School Ready
The Back To School Coali- tion of Hillsborough County will be presenting a series of back-to-school fairs to help students prepare for their re- turn to school in September.
To participate in any of the back-to-school fairs, par- ticipants must:
Parent or legal guardian must accom- pany child at all times.
Immunization record is required to receive shots.
Free physicals for chil- dren K-12.
Free immunizations for Medicaid or unin- sured children K-12.
No sports, Head Start
or Child Care Physicals.
The school fairs will be on the 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd of August at five different loca- tions across the county.
Site coordinators for the fairs will be Heather Coats in Plant City; Tina Young at Blake High School; Dee Fridella in Ruskin; Tina Young at Middleton High School, and Susan Valdes at Leto High School.
All of the fairs will end at 1 p.m., with some scheduled for8a.m.andothersat9 a.m.
To make an appointment for your child to attend one of the school fairs, call (813) 443-3048.
County Charter Review Board To Vote On Expanding Board From 7 To 9 Members
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
On Tuesday (today), the Hillsborough County Charter Review Board will be voting to move ahead with the plan to expand the seats on the County Commission board from 7 to 9.
Charter Review Board member Gerald White said, they will decide whether to set a public hearing for the proposed structural change of the Board.
“We’re looking at having 5 single member and 4 county- wide districts,” said White.
“We found this action necessary because of the rapid growth of the Hispanic community. I’m happy to say that at this point, none of us have gotten any negative re- actions from Commissioners or their constituents.”
GERALD WHITE Charter Review Board Member
White said citizens do want to know the cost of make these changes, and they will know before they vote on the item on the 2016 ballot.
“There will be two public hearings before this moves forward, and for a public
hearing to be approved, it’s not necessary for all 14 Char- ter Review Board members to agree. We only need a ma- jority.
“Voters also want to know how this will affect the way the Board operates. We hope this enhance the single mem- ber districts, and by making them smaller, the Commis- sioners will be brought closer to their constituents.”
White said after the pub- lic hearings have been voted on and approved, they hope to get them started as soon as possible.”
“We want to make sure that voters completely under- stand the process and the im- plications before they vote.
“That’s why the public hearings are so important and it’s vital that attendance be high during those hear- ings.”
Hundreds Brave The Bad Weather To Honor The 9 Killed In South Carolina Church Massacre
The bad weather did not keep more than 200 people from honoring the memory of 9 people who were massacred in a South Carolina Church. The Honorable Judge Mathis spoke during the services. (PHOTOS BY JULIA JACKSON)
Honorable Judge Mathis spoke during the prayer vigil.
In memory of the Emanuel Nine.
More than 200 people ignored the bad weather to attend the program.
Attorney Delano Stewart at- tended the service in honor of the victims of the South Carolina church massacre.
Allen Temple AME Church pastor, David Green.
Minister Janette Brown.
Pastor Moses Brown sang during the program. In this photo he is with Rev. Fayson of Mt. Zion AME Church.
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