Crime & Safety
Palm Harbor Top Stories: Sex Offender Accused in Nursing Home Molestation, Hungry Howie's Founder Dies
Curious about what happened this week in Palm Harbor on the other side of Lake Tarpon? We've rounded up the top news stories for you.

1) Sex Offender Accused of Molesting Fellow Resident at Palm Harbor Nursing Home
Bobby Lee Jones, 68, is accused of fondling another resident at the Countryside Rehab and Heath Care Center located at 3825 Countryside Boulevard N. in Palm Harbor, according to an arrest affidavit.
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Hungry Howie's Pizza and Subs founder Jim Hearn, 71, lived in Palm Harbor since 1982. “It was a complete shock”, said Barry Devine, Director of Marketing for Hungry Howie’s.
3) Two Palm Harbor Teens Hurt in Dunedin Car Crash
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Two 16-year-old girls were taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
4) Library Parking Lot: Some Trees Could Be Replanted
"I walked in one morning, I saw all these white ribbons on the trees and said, 'Oh my God are all the trees being taken down?'," said Palm Harbor Library Director Gene Coppola.
5) Dancing with the Palm Harbor Stars: Contestants Announced
"I truly think it will be the best year yet," said Lania Berger, owner of the Palm Harbor Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Studio instructors are pairing up with Dancing with the Palm Harbor Stars contestants.
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