Python Purses, Schools Order Masks, Piney Point Leak: News Nearby

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight:

• Police Impersonator Accused Of Battering 2nd Tampa Woman
• School Board Sets Emergency Mask Meeting For Friday Afternoon
• USF Part Of Clinical Study Of Moderna Vaccine For Children

Baby Delivered In Car With Help Of Hillsborough Sheriff’s Deputy

A deputy helped deliver a baby early Tuesday morning in a car parked outside a 7-Eleven in Dover, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Concerns Grow About Rainfall Capacity At Piney Point: FDEP

Amid growing concerns that the Piney Point site in Palmetto could face a second wastewater leak, state officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protections filed for an emergency court hearing, asking for a third party to take over management of the property.

Python Huntress, Fashion Brand Forge Unlikely Partnership

Growing up in Indiana, Amy Siewe found herself drawn to everything creepy and crawly. Now a Florida resident, Siewe hunts pythons in the Everglades for a living. She also found a kindred spirit in Gretchen Bauer, who runs BSWANKY, a high-end women's handbag company based in Sarasota. Siewe harvests snake skins for the brand's luxury python collection.

Hillsborough School Board Votes To Defy Governor's Face Mask Order

During a 4 1/2-hour emergency meeting of the Hillsborough County School Board, members voted to tighten the school district's mask requirements for public schools, defying the governor's order to leave the choice up to parents. Parents who want their students to opt out of a mask must obtain a written exemption from a physician.

• More Than 8,400 Hillsborough Students In Isolation Or Quarantine
• COVID-19 Levels Increase 600% In Orange County’s Sewage: Report

• Local Firefighters Help Lake County During COVID-19 Surge
• Palm Beach County Reinstates COVID-19 State Of Emergency
• Partial Lockdown In Place At Manatee County Jail Because Of COVID

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Also Worth a Look Today

• Majority Of Floridians Want More Environmental Controls: Survey
• LAB Theater Project To Premiere 'Wednesday's Child'
• Neighborhood Enhancement Grant Funding Still Available
• Smuggling More Than $49K On Plane Gets Riverview Man Prison Time
• Some City Departments Resume Appointment-Only Services
• Emergency Landing Made By Small Plane In Polk County: Troopers
• Mexican Theme Park Company To Buy Miami Seaquarium

Across America

• Back-To-School A Playground For More Partisan Politics Over COVID
• PAWS Act Unleashes Service Dogs For Vets With PTSD, Other Scars
• MA Teachers Union Presses Vaccine Mandate For All Staff, Students
• Masks Required By School Dress Code In Defiance Of Texas Governor
• Halt California Governor Recall Election, UC Berkeley Profs Say

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