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Paradise Found As Lagoon Community Breaks Ground At Southshore Bay
Warren Hope Dawson On Hand To Welcome Students To Namesake School
the intersection of Hwy 674 and Hwy 301, directly across from the Sereno community. Homes have broken ground and models will soon open to showcase a future build-out with more than 2,000 homes starting in mid $200’s. The centerpiece of the community will be the lagoon itself with over five acres of fresh water and a waterfront lifestyle. Amenities will include Adventure Bay, Sunset Beach, Treasure Point and Gasparilla Island along with a zero entry, sandy beach with activities for all ages. Residents will be able to kayak, paddle board and The new Southshore Bay will offer a 5 acre Crystal Lagoon pool community in Wimauma. even sail small boats. A new resort-style community has The first broken ground in the Southshore area time Metro which will offer a style of masterDevelopment Group President Greg planned community living, never Singleton stood on the edge of a before seen with its unique five-acre Crystal Lagoon, the view and crystal Crystal Lagoon pool. Southshore Bay, clear water amazed him. “Wow, this is the newest lagoon community by clearly a game changer”, he said. Metro Development Group, is excited Construction of the first lagoon comto showcase the world’s top amenity munity is currently underway in with its Crystal Lagoon by Metro Wesley Chapel at a development Lagoons centerpiece to its familynamed Epperson, which currently friendly community and builders are offers the first Crystal Lagoon in the ready to reserve home sites. U.S. Southshore Bay will be the secThe new lagoon is well under conond lagoon development in partnerstruction and located in Wimauma at
from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade in 48 classrooms, and will pull students from Summerfield, Stowers, Collins, Sessums and Boyette Springs Elementary Schools. Principal Local attorney Warren Hope Dawson, center is joined by teach- Derrick McLaughlin ers, students and parents during the ribbon cutting ceremony. was appointed late Hillsborough County last year to lead the school School officials were which he said was ready to pleased with the naming, welcome the first 520 stuas well as the timely opendents, and expected to ing, of the district’s newest reach capacity in a very and only public school to near future. open this school year. “The first thing I want Named after a local to accomplish is to make attorney, Warren Hope sure that our staff, our Dawson Elementary opened its doors teachers will have a deep connection to students and parents for the first with the parents,” McLaughlin said. time on August 8, two days prior to the It is safe to say that as the eighth official start day of the 2017-2018 largest school district in the country, school year. Hillsborough County is proud to welThe open house and ribbon cutcome the Dawson Dragons as a new ting event also welcomed Dawson and addition in Riverview. For information, his family. visit www.sdhc.k12.fl.us. Specializing in matters involving civil rights and labor relations, Dawson is a much-respected community leader, who was instrumental in the desegregation of Hillsborough County Public Schools beginning in 1974. He is a graduate of FAMU and is active in the NAACP, and spent years working for educational and leadership opportunities for area youth. 15 Honored to have a school bearing his name, Dawson said, “Nice to have something named after you while you FRED’S MARKET CELEBRATES ............PG 3 are still alive,” adding, “In fact after the ribbon cutting I intend to run around FOSTER KIDS CAMP............................PG 4 the campus to show you how well and CRIME BEAT .......................................PG 8 alive I am.” Located at 12961 Boggy Creek EYE ON BUSINESS ............................PG 25 Dr., in the Triple Creek Subdivision SOUTHSHORE LIVING ...............PGS 40‐41 south of Big Bend Rd. and East of Balm Riverview Rd., the school is built SPORTS CONNECTION ..............PGS 46‐47 to serve approximately 952 students
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On his way out to Tampa Bay, professional, award-winning nature and wildlife photographer, photography and workshop instructor James Shadle, 59, guides his boat in search of another great shot during an early morning trip, which began at 6 a.m. at the Williams Park boat ramp in Riverview.
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