A Surgical First, Publix Slides in Customer Ratings, Kid Rock

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top headlines from the past week:

• Reward Rises to $25,000 in Apryl Foster Case
• Teacher Pops Off Profanity-Laced Letter Over Gum in Class
• Tampa Bay Comic Con Celebrity Guests Announced
• Kid Rock Making Tampa Tour Stop
• World’s 1st Penis Reduction Surgery Performed in Florida
• ‘God Bless America’ OK to Say, Florida School Board Decides
• Rapper Vanilla Ice Charged in Florida Burglary
• Trader Joe’s Topples Publix in Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Hero Dog Who Took 2 Bullets During Home Invasion Expected to Recover
• 3 Tampa Bay Area Restaurants Up for National Honors
• Cops: New Wife Bilked Elderly Husband Out of Breast Job, $100k
• Watch: Adorable Florida Mice Say ‘Cheese’ For The Camera
• Police Dog Fired for Biting Doughnut Shop Worker, Cop

Photo from the Kid Rock website

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