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🌱 Deputies: Stolen gun found in Spoto High student's backpack

Riverview, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Riverview! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Deputies: Stolen gun found in Spoto High student's backpack
  • Dancing For Joy adds after-school care in Riverview
  • Weekend clinic brings health care to a Riverview church

Also on today's calendar: More Than Memory! Memory & More: Discover. Learn. Connect. Find Support. and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Some brightening, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
  • Friday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Spoto High student arrested after school resource deputy finds stolen gun inside backpack: HCSO (wtsp.com) — An anonymous tip led a school resource deputy to find a stolen gun in a 16-year-old student's backpack at Riverview's Spoto High School on Monday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says. The student faces multiple firearm charges, and deputies say the weapon was intercepted before anyone was hurt. The investigation remains open.
   

2. Eye On Business — Riverview, November 2026 (ospreyobserver.com) — Riverview families have a new after-school care option at Dancing For Joy on Boyette Road. The business says its $180 weekly program includes pickup from local schools, care until 6 p.m., dance classes, homework help and snacks for students ages 3–17.
   

3. MoBull Nurse Medical Unit Rolls Out Weekend Clincs (usf.edu) — A weekend health clinic at Riverview's Patmos Haitian Seventh Day Adventist Church brought screenings and primary care to people gathered after services on October 24. USF nursing providers conducted 28 health screenings and referred one patient for emergency care, illustrating how the mobile program reaches people who struggle to access weekday appointments.
   

4. 'The Belonging Is Not Just Living There' – Florida Residents' Experiences Living in HOA Communities (wmnf.org) — Riverview resident Anthony Hernandez says his family's introduction to HOA living brought unexpected notices and frustration over having a voice in neighborhood decisions. His experience features in reporting on Florida homeowners associations, alongside research examining how rules and election arrangements can affect residents' influence and sense of belonging.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Financial Aid Night @ Jefferson High School
    Wimauma, 4401 W Cypress St, Tampa
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday November 14
  • Elementary Magnet Festival at Blake High School
    Wimauma, 1701 N Blvd, Tampa
    10:00 am

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  • So I just want to say how much I love living in the Tampa Bay area.
    I was raised here and I raised my family here in turn. The beauty of it all. The landscape and the people you can’t ask for much more. I hope you all… (Nextdoor Summerfield-Big Bend)
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    I am a music teacher and I give in-home (meaning I travel to you) piano, violin, flute, saxophone, voice, and oboe lessons to kids. I’m a former K-12… (Nextdoor Panther Trace)
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Riverview. Apply here.
  • Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Lakeland East Hillsborough Market in Riverview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverview here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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