Florida Sentinel Bulletin

MICHEAL SHINE, III … Reported Missing in August   Exactly seven months after being reported missing a Tampa teenager has been located. He walked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday and said he wanted to turn himself in to police. The family Micheal Shine, III, reported him missing on August 17th. They said he…

LT. J. G. BRIANNA NELSON   Lt. J.G. Brianna Nelson, of Tampa, is shown preparing to launch an Acoustic Device Countermeasure (ADC) from the bridge wing of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). The photograph was taken during a training exercise with other U. S. Navy warships. U. S. Navy warships train together…

DEBORAH WASHINGTON SAUCIER … Missing since January 8, 2019   Last Friday night, the body of a woman was discovered in the Hillsborough River. The body was found at 1710 N. Highland Avenue, by a water taxi employee. Tampa Police are waiting on positive identification from the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office. However, the family…

Teralynn Fleming, Supervisor of the HOST Program at Roland Park Elementary School, interacts with some of the students.               If you’re looking for a chance to do something nice and be recognized for it, then the National Days of Kindness (NDK) are just what the doctor ordered.  This happens at the beginning of every season…

JAY-Z     Shown at a press conference from left to right: Clayton Cowart, pastor with the Poor and Ministry Justice Center, of Winter Haven, Ms. Dhakira Talbot, mother of Jabari Talbot, and Tampa Attorney Roderick Ford. (Photo property of the Lakeland Ledger).   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor               Last month,…

Eric W. Sporre, (right) Special Agent In Charge with the F. B. I. is shown presenting the 2018 Director’s Community Leadership Award to Freddy Barton.   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor   A Tampa community activist was presented the FBI Tampa Division’s 2018 Director’s Community Leadership (DCLA) Award. The presentation took place last…

MRS. SANDRA DAVIS MYERS …Miss Teenage Tampa Appreciation Luncheon Honoree   The 2019 Miss Teenage Tampa Appreciation Luncheon will honor Mrs.Sandra Davis Myers, a 34-year member of the Gamma Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The luncheon will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2019, 2019, 2 p. m., at the Embassy Suites…

RONDA SHANNON WATTS   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor   Recently, the Corporation to Develop Communities, Inc., filled the position of Chief Operating Officer. Mrs. Ronda Shannon Watts is a native Floridian who sees the position as an opportunity to come home. Now, Mrs. Watts is getting settled in and preparing to help the agency…

ARTIS GAMBRELL, JR. …President, Belmont Heights Little League   The 51st Opening Ceremony for the Belmont Heights Little League will begin at 6:30 P. M., on Friday, March 15, 2019. A Major and a Coach-pitch game will be played immediately after the ceremony to kick off the season. All other teams will play their first…