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2015 Year In Review
the couples who exchanged wedding vows in 2015.
REV. DR. BARTHO- LOMEW BANKS, SR.
DR. CAROLYN HEPBURN COLLINS
The Inaugural Police Citi- zens Review Board members selected by Mayor Bob Buckhorn are: Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Banks, Sr., Dr. Carolyn Hepburn
Collins, Lincoln Tamayo, Robert Shimberg and Judge E. J. Salcines. The alternates are: Lee Lowry and Bemetra Simmons.
Make A Wish granted a trip to Amir Brown and his fam- ily to see a volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Amir suffers from sickle cell anemia.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson came to Tampa – not to campaign, but as part of his book tour.
October was Pastor Appre- ciation Month. Rev Dr. C. P. Epps, longtime former pastor (retired) of Mt. Olive M. B. Church, was the first honoree of the “Annual Pastor’s Ap- preciation Month Celebra- tion.”
There was growing concern for the continued develop-
ment plans in West Tampa. FAMU grads gave their com- ments on the controversy sur- rounding the president, Dr. Elmira Mangum, and members of the Board of
Trustee.
Doris Cannon and Otis
Anth0ny were chosen as Mistress and Master of Cere- monies for the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP Free- dom Fund Banquet.
Rigoberto (Rigo) Garcia
received the prestigious alumni award from his alma mater, Tuskegee University. He received the Alumni Merit Award during Homecoming festivities.
Nationally known musi- cian, Rev. Milton Biggham came to town to spearhead an appreciation program for fel- low musician, Herbert Ja-
cobs.
The National Board of Sur- gical Technology and Surgical Assisting honored Herbert Alonzo Cruse for 20 years as a Certified Surgical First Assistant.
Nearly 300 bears were killed by Florida hunters in 2 days.
Tampa icon, Hakim Aquil lost his 3-year battle with can- cer. He was 67 years old.
Greater Mt. Moriah Primi- tive Baptist Church celebrated its 129th Anniversary.
November
The City of Tampa and the Tampa Housing Authority presented its redevelopment plan for West Tampa.
A new center in Progress Village was named after pio- neer resident, Emanuel P. Johnson.
Renalia DuBose, Cooley Law School visiting professor, and Officer Gig Brown hosted a forum to address stu- dent encounters with law en- forcement.
Family Patriarch Kaiser Pierce celebrated his 96th birthday.
The grand opening of the new Moffitt-McKinley Center was held.
The Board of Directors of HART paid tribute to 12 em- ployees in recognitions rang- ing from employee of the month to employee of the
quarter.
Sentinel Features Writer,
Kenya Woodard, had an up close and personal interview with R&B icon, Eddie Lev- ert.
Multi-millionaire Holton Buggs, Jr., a former East Tampa resident, was in town to share with locals his method of success through coffee.
Noted educator, musician, Fred Black was laid to rest in Quincy, his hometown.
The Aviation Authority Board picked a Morehouse grad, Atty. Michael Stephens, as its attorney.
Preparations were under- way for the installation cere- mony for Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott as Bishop.
The CDC of Tampa is build- ing a development in East Tampa.
FOX, Channel 13 25-year
news anchor, Denise White announced her retirement on air, Tuesday, November 10th. Her last on-air date was No- vember 25th. She said she’d mentor young girls during her retirement.
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