Kelly HayesJanuary 18, 2022
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The 2022 Florida State Fair will kick-off on Feb. 10.
Tag: Florida State Fair
Kelly HayesJanuary 18, 2022
Jason DelgadoDecember 13, 2021
3min1118
Dating back to 1985, the award recognizes women who've made 'outstanding contributions' to Florida agriculture.
Staff ReportsApril 28, 2018
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A Wimauma mother is suing two carnival ride operators for injuries her 10-year-old son sustained in February at the Florida State Fairgrounds. In a suit filed in Hillsborough County April 17, Kristen Roman says her minor son “M.O.” was at an unidentified Hillsborough County event February 9, when he went on the Starship 4000 ride […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2017
2min395
With a mix of old and new, the annual Florida State Fair kicks off Thursday. In addition to obligatory references to artery-clogging fair fare by local reporters (Deep-fried butter! Spaghetti Ice Cream!), Opening Day of the Fair is the setting for the yearly Governors Day Luncheon, where every man and women in Hillsborough County who is […]
Jim RosicaAugust 30, 2016
3min284
Cheryl Flood will move from interim to full-time director of the Florida State Fair effective immediately, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Tuesday. Flood also had worked for Putnam when he was a congressman representing the state’s 12th Congressional District from 2001-11. “Cheryl’s passion for the Florida State Fair’s mission and drive to see it succeed is unrivaled,” Putnam […]
Mitch PerryNovember 6, 2015
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In February of 2014, 14-year-old Andrew Joseph III from Riverview was killed as he tired to cross Interstate 4 on foot after he was ejected from the Florida State Fair in Tampa. The teen was one of more than 100 young people kicked out of the event after deputies said a stampede of teenagers rushed through […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015
5min477
Fourteen-year-old Andrew Joseph III was killed Feb. 7, 2014, as he tried to cross Interstate 4 in Tampa on foot just west of U.S. 301. He had been kicked out of the Florida State Fair for alleged disorderly conduct. He was among the more than 100 young people ejected that night after a stampede of teenagers had […]
Gary FineoutFebruary 5, 2015
5min162
Florida Gov. Rick Scott apologized Thursday for the way he forced out the state’s top cop, but he continued to insist he did nothing wrong even as other Republican elected officials continue to call for additional investigations into how it was handled. Scott’s rare act of contrition came just a month after his inauguration for […]
Gary FineoutFebruary 5, 20155min155
Florida Gov. Rick Scott apologized Thursday for the way he forced out the state’s top cop, but he continued to insist he did nothing wrong even as other Republican elected officials continue to call for additional investigations into how it was handled. Scott’s rare act of contrition came just a month after his inauguration for […]