Mary Brown, a two-term incumbent on the Pinellas County School Board, announced Monday she will not seek re-election. “I think you reach a point where you realize you’ve truly given it your all,” Brown, 74, told the St. Petersburg Times. “Now it’s time for others to step up to the plate and jump in and see what they can do to help.” Continue reading here.

Pinellas expands mandatory evacuations
From Pinellas County Government: In light of Hurricane Irma’s heightened threat to lives and property of Pinellas