Florida Sentinel Bulletin

The gated, 16-room mansion built by Grammy Award-winning R. Kelly in 1997 in suburban Olympia Fields is officially on the market. Kelly, 44, is selling the mansion, part of a $2.9 million foreclosure lawsuit, for $1.595 million. Kelly reportedly failed to make mortgage payments on the property at 2945 Maros Ln. since June 2010. JPMorgan […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Members of the community attributed the death of a young expectant mother and her unborn child killed last month in a traffic accident to poor lighting and a lack of sidewalks. Since that time, the woman’s sister has appeared at several meetings asking for improvements in the area […]

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Tampa Police arrested a man Monday evening for allegedly trying to run down a woman with his car. According to the report, Michael Mack, 29, and Audrey Gilchrist, 24, were involved in an argument that led to Mack trying to, and succeeding, in striking Gilchrist with his car. She received a minor injury and was […]

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Returning by popular demand as our Spotlight feature is Alejandra. The gorgeous 23-year-old said her favorite star is John Mayer, and her hobbies are surfing, rollerblading, and other outdoor activities. In the future, Alejandra wants to graduate and continue her education at the University of South Florida in cardiology as a nurse practitioner. Alejandra’s philosophy […]

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When you look this great it’s easy to understand why you would be so hotly requested to appear again. Xiomara has a rare quality of being able to get attention no matter where she goes. Xiomara said her favorite stars are Beyonce and Chris Brown and her hobbies are stepping, dancing, modeling, and reciting poetry. […]

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A judge sentenced a 31-year-old woman, twice arrested in connection with filing false income tax returns, to prison Thursday. Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington sentenced Ms. Shawntrece Sims to 9 years in federal prison for tax fraud and mail fraud. Ms. Sims was also ordered to make mandatory restitution payments to the U. S. Treasury of […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Saturday, the Tampa Police Department held the first gun buy back in several years. The event was successful with more than 1,000 guns turned in. Ms. Janelle McGregor, spokesperson for the Tampa Police Department said, “We haven’t held a gun buy back in several years. The turnout […]

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Andre Cadilla said he often takes the same route on his way home, navigating the roundabout at 40th Street and Hanna. He also said he’s seen his share of near accidents as people plow through the roundabout. On Monday morning at 9:25 a.m., Cadilla was again on his way home when he entered the roundabout. […]

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Mrs. Stefeney Black is asking the community for help in locating her missing daughter, Tiffany Williams. Williams, 16, was last seen the morning of December 6th, first at a school bus stop at 30th Street and Diana, then later at 30th Street and Flora. Mrs. Black said according to what he’s been told, her daughter […]

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