Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Four bus drivers with the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) have a combined safe driving stretch of 7 million miles. That’s the equivalent of driving to the moon and back 14 times without an accident. On May 19th, the drivers were recognized for their remarkable achievement during […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer A group of dedicated adults have volunteered their time, expertise, and knowledge to coach a little league baseball team. The result of their hard work is a Belmont Heights Major League Division Championship, their second in a row. The team, consisting of 10 to 12 year olds, finished […]

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Last week, a longtime Hillsborough County School district employee retired. The Sentinel has learned that Henry Ballard, Jr., has since retained Attorney Delano Stewart to represent him in preparation of filing a grievance. He was appointed as he first Manager of the Office of Supplier Diversity, created to increase minority participation in the awarding of […]

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Clarice Taylor, most famous for playing Dr. Cliff Huxtable’s mother on “The Cosby Show” and Harriet on “Sesame Street,” has died at the age of 93. Ms. Taylor played Harriet on the popular children’s show for 14 years, while also spending some time as the Huxtable matriarch. Ms. Taylor played alongside Earle Hyman for seven […]

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Sean Kingston’s passenger, Cassandra Sanchez, is speaking out about the pair’s reckless jet ski romp turned serious hospital stay. Sanchez, who is Kingston’s longtime friend, recalls begging the singer to slow down before the pair crashed into the Palm Island bridge in Miami. “Both jet skis pulled out of the dock at the same time […]

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A family friend of famed poet Gil Scott Heron has confirmed that the legend died Friday afternoon after becoming ill from a trip to Europe. Further details on his death are not available at this time. Heron was noted for his influence on rap music and culture and is renowned for his outspoken views on […]

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Former ‘Clean House’ host and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ hoofer Niecy Nash exchanged wedding vows on Saturday at a Malibu, Calif., vineyard with Jay Tucker, an electrical engineer. The couple has been engaged since September. It is Nash’s second marriage; she divorced Don Nash, with whom she has three kids, in 2007. Who attended the […]

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Legendary funker George Clinton has been hospitalized, suffering from a staff infection to his leg, according to TMZ The 69-year-old front man of the heralded funk group Parliament Funkadelic reportedly went in for a routine check-up when doctors discovered a staff infection in the eccentric singer’s leg and made the to decision to keep him […]

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Rihanna took ‘S&M’ to the streets of New York City on Friday morning (May 27), when she performed the hit single as part of the 16th annual ‘Today Show’ Toyota Concert Series. The ‘Loud’ creator treated fans to a live performance in Rockefeller Plaza, where she performed ‘S&M’ in addition to ‘What’s My Name?,’ ‘California […]

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