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Kelly HayesAugust 16, 2021

Teacher Stephanie Meyer has entered the 2022 race for District 6 on the Pinellas County School Board after a 2020 loss to Laura Hine for the countywide District 1 seat. The District 6 seat Meyer is seeking is currently held by Bill Dudley, a former Pinellas County high school coach. It is unclear if Dudley will run […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 25, 2020

At least three schools have already had cases of COVID-19 reported.

Kelly HayesJuly 29, 2020

The event is at John Hopkins Middle School Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 30, 2019

Dudley defeated Montanari more than 10 years ago.

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 2, 2019

Blackmon is touting his first round of endorsements as a win for bipartisanship.

Jacob OglesJuly 8, 2018

A straw poll held today by the Pinellas County Republican Party today delivered wins for Gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam, Attorney General candidate Ashley Moody and Agriculture Commissioner candidate Denise Grimsley, while George Buck won the poll for the Congressional race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. “Pinellas County has a history of picking winners in our […]

Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2017

Unlike the August 29 primary, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman went into the general election as the favorite against former Mayor Rick Baker. But margins were slim. Much to the consternation of Baker (and his supporters), early returns of the evening — which included early vote/vote-by-mail — gave Kriseman an advantage of two percentage points, a margin […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 30, 2015

On Thursday, St. Petersburg’s City Council is scheduled to take up the city’s poorly designed school zones, but they might not be getting all the facts from the department of public works. After a WTSP/10 Investigates report had found the St. Petersburg Police Department wrote an astonishing number of school zone tickets at improperly signed school […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 22, 2015

If no one emerges by 5 p.m. Monday evening as a qualified candidate for St. Pete City Council District 3, Ed Montanari will emerge as the council member elect to replace outgoing Bill Dudley. As of Monday afternoon Montanari seems to have it in the bag. No one has filed paperwork to run against him […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 9, 2015

Ed Montanari has officially qualified as a candidate for St. Petersburg City Council. Montanari is running for District 3 to replace outgoing Council member Bill Dudley. “Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we embark on a successful campaign,” Montanari wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon announcing he had filed the paperwork. Tuesday […]

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Stephanie Meyer will try again to win a seat on Pinellas County School Board

Pinellas School officials celebrate first day success despite positive COVID-19 cases in schools

St. Petersburg area elected officials to distribute food to those in need

Former political foe Bill Dudley endorses Ed Montanari for reelection

After opponent’s Twitter scandal, Robert Blackmon releases long list of endorsements

Pinellas GOP straw poll favors George Buck, Adam Putnam, Ashley Moody, Denise Grimsley

Bedlam at Rick Kriseman election watch party; bitterness at Rick Baker’s

St. Pete City Council to take up school zone controversy, but may not have all the facts

Ed Montanari likely to win City Council seat unopposed

Ed Montanari officially qualifies for St. Pete City Council race