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VOLUME 6, NO. 46
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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019
PARKING OUTLAWED ON PROSSER DRIVE
The shoulder of Prosser Drive has frequently been used by parents picking up children from Advantage Academy and residents looking for overflow parking. SEE PAGE 9
EAST HILLSBOROUGH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT
Breanne Williams
Officer Christian Lopez was this year’s PCPD recipient of the award. He and his family were presented the plaque by PCPD Chief of Police Ed Duncan.
The East Hillsborough Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner honors officers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty while performing their service. Four recipients are highlighted each year in the festive event.
SEE PAGE 14
YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY WORKSHOP COMING TO PC BREANNE WILLIAMS
The third annual Youth Employability Skills Workshop will arrive in Plant City this Saturday. Interested youth are asked to register today to attend.
STAFF WRITER
Landing that first job is always a hurdle for youth as they struggle to format a resume with little to no prior experience and land an interview. Building Strong Families, Inc. is hoping to make that process easier by offering an interactive workshop on May 18 from 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is the third time the Youth Employability Skills Workshop has come to town and Dr. Pauline Rivers, founder and president of Building Strong Families, Inc., said it’s going to be bigger than ever. “We, as an organization, focus on support for the whole family,” Rivers said. “One of the things we were seeing
was some of the high school students in particular were trying to get jobs and weren’t always being successful because they did not know how to navigate that process. We decided to create this workshop to help guide them through that and help them learn the skills they’ll need to be successful.”
SEE PAGE 11