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Cheers Tarpon Springs! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How would closing Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary reshape local students' paths?
  • Why a Tarpon Springs lawyer is among 15 arrested in sting.
  • How a Tarpon Springs home became central in a murder trial.

Also on today's calendar: Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 74.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parents push back as Pinellas County Schools consider closing seven schools (fox13news.com) — Tarpon Springs families face the possible closure of Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary as Pinellas County Schools weighs shutting seven campuses after the 2026-27 year to address declining enrollment and save $25 million annually. Parents packed recent meetings, voicing worries about disrupted school paths while district leaders emphasize maintaining high-quality schools and promise more local feedback sessions before an October 13 board vote.
   

• Pinellas County deputies arrest 15 men in Operation Cyber Shield, cracking down on child sex crimes (fox13news.com) — Pinellas deputies arrested 15 men in an undercover child exploitation sting that also ensnared a Tarpon Springs-based lawyer accused of arranging to meet a 14-year-old. The sheriff says more than 200 people have been arrested on child pornography charges in the past year, underscoring ongoing online risks that Tarpon Springs parents and caregivers should keep in mind.
   

• Officers testify on day two of trial for plastic surgeon charged with murdering Pinellas County attorney (fox13news.com) — Investigators in a high-profile murder trial say surveillance and license plate cameras tracked a truck from a Largo law office back to the defendant's Tarpon Springs home, where key evidence was recovered. As officers describe bleach smells, blood evidence, and alleged attempts to destroy DNA, Tarpon Springs residents see their city repeatedly referenced in a case drawing intense regional attention.
   

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  • Can I get someone to replace this corroded valve under our sink - see photo- it is attached to the dish washer inlet drain.
    There is also a similar valve and is connected to sink faucet. I can buy the valves at Home Depot. (Nextdoor Keystone)
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🗞 Nearby News

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Dunedin

  • Pedal for a purpose at the Gulf Coast Bike Trek in Dunedin this October (ilovetheburg.com)
  • In Dunedin, she waits for visa to bring her husband home from England (tampabay.com)
  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lastly hits first dwelling run at Toronto's Rogers Centre in 2026, with six dwelling video games remaining (fooshya.com)

Safety Harbor

  • 2 FL Restaurants Make Elite List Of America's Best By New York Times (patch.com)

Ok Tarpon Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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