🌱 Polk County Deputy DUI Resignation + TECO Manatee Center + Florida Industry Aid

Good morning, people of Tampa! Carlos Hernandez here with today's issue of the Tampa Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 83 Low: 65.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy Josiah Perry has resigned after being arrested for driving while impaired. He was not injured in the crash that led to his arrest. He was hired in 2019 and would have been fired if he did not resign. (WTSP)

2. Due to a worker shortage partially from the pandemic, Florida lawmakers will consider proposals to put nearly $100 million into nursing homes and boost pay of state correctional officers. The money would only temporarily solve the issues both groups face. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

3. Local teacher Richie Floyd and former City Council member Jeff Danner are set to face off today for the District 8 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council. Polls have shown strong support for Floyd. (Florida Politics)

4. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person who they say fired multiple shots at a deputy early Sunday morning. The shots missed the deputy who then returned fire as the person drove away. (Patch Tampa)

5. Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center has reopened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The reopening comes at a critical time as at least 984 manatees have died so far in 2021, the most ever on record. There is a push right now to put manatees on the endangered species list. (ABC Action News)

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Today in Tampa:

• East Tampa Community Advisory Committee Meeting at Ragan Park Community Center. (9:30 AM)
• Free Tuesdays At The Glazer Children's Museum. (10:00 AM)
• Communication and Speech Studies Presents: Poetry in the Park. (5:00 PM)
• Armature Works Book Club. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. $28. (6:30 PM)
• Isaiah Rashad at Jannus Live. (7:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Tampa Bay Lightning: "We have recalled Cal Foote from the Syracuse Crunch." (Facebook)
• Hillsborough County Public Schools: "November is Family Engagement in Education Month! Increased family engagement in schools is strongly associated with: • Faster rates of literacy acquisition among students • Increased rates of students engaging in secondary education pro..." (Facebook)
• South Tampa Chamber of Commerce: "THIS WEEK @ STCOC: Business of the Year Applications Open, Fall Golf Classic & Fall Events | Read more - https://conta.cc/3BzyNKq" (Facebook)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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