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8 unusual facts about Pinellas County


Andre Hall

He led Pinellas County in rushing for 1,742 yards on 227 carries (7.7 avg.) and 26 touchdowns in 2000, his one and only season of high school football.

Carl Zimmermann

In 2006, when incumbent Republican State Representative Gus Bilirakis vacated his House seat due to term limits and ran for Congress, Zimmermann ran to succeed him in the 48th District, which included a few precincts in Pasco County and northern Pinellas County.

Carl Zimmermann (born February 24, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 65th District, which includes northern Pinellas County, since 2012.

J. W. Grant

In 2012, when Florida House districts were redrawn, Grant opted to run in the newly created 45th District, which included most of the territory he had previously represented in the 47th District, but added parts of Pinellas County.

W. Grant (born September 20, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 45th District, which includes northern Hillsborough County and northern Pinellas County, since 2012.

Jimmy Chappell

He then returned with his family to Canada where he was successful in business before he died suddenly while on holiday in Pinellas County, Florida in 1976.

Rays Ballpark

Then, to allow the city to forgo paying property taxes on the site (a loophole in Florida laws allows county governments to own stadiums tax-free), a long-term lease would have been signed by the Rays and Pinellas County would then take control of the site, a similar arrangement to that of Tropicana Field.

$100 million would have come from an extension of the one cent on the Pinellas County tourist development tax that was approved for Tropicana Field, which was to be extended 25 to 30 years.


Gandy, Florida

It borders Weedon Island Preserve to the south and is the start of the Friendship Trail Bridge (old Gandy Bridge) linking Pinellas County and Hillsborough County.

Tampa Bay Water

The member governments that make up the board of directors are: The cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Tampa, and Hillsborough County, Pasco County and Pinellas County.


see also

Friends of Seagate Inc.

Freeman Horton was an accomplished engineer who was best known for building the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay from Saint Petersburg in Pinellas County through the waters of Hillsborough County to Tiera Ceia in Manatee County that replaced a ferry service between the two land areas.

Heralds of Harmony

The Heralds have regularly supported the community by providing benefit performances for the Spring of Tampa Bay (women’s shelter) in Hillsborough County and The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Pinellas County.

Hogan Knows Best

On May 9, 2008, Bollea entered a no contest plea and was sentenced to eight months in Pinellas County Jail.

Marquel Blackwell

After playing for Lakewood and Dixie Hollins High Schools in Pinellas County Florida, Blackwell was the quarterback at the University of South Florida for four seasons.

Nick Hogan

On May 9, 2008, Bollea entered a no contest plea and was sentenced to eight months in Pinellas County Jail.

WARP-CD

Broadcasting on a tower on Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg, adjacent to Goodwill, WARP broadcasts on an east-west beam, towards central Pinellas County and Tampa, to protect the signals of Gainesville's WCJB-TV and Fort Myers' WBBH-TV, both also broadcasting on channel 20.