Kenneth City News

The 189-unit Shady Oaks Apartments in the Pinellas County community of Kenneth City has sold for $7.1 million, or $37,566 per unit and $46.09 per square foot.

Pinellas Park Police responded to the report of an armed carjacking in the parking lot of Mederi Caretenders, 6445 102nd Ave. N., at 9:13 a.m. on May 28. Police said a suspect armed with a black, semi-automatic handgun approached Judy May, 65, of Kenneth City while she was seated in her 2000 Silver Honda Accord and talking with a co-worker who was ... (more)

The National Weather Service reports that radars show a tornado near Lealman, Pinellas Park and Kenneth City.

The teenagers had been waiting for this moment, when they'd be packed together in the underbelly of Tropicana Field, about to graduate from high school.

After spending three years haggling over a new contract, the police and town have agreed that they can't agree.

A man stole a woman's car at gunpoint Tuesday morning at a Pinellas Park business before driving to a nearby bank and forcing tellers to give him money, according to police.

Time and common sense have a way of standing still in Kenneth City. Some 20 years ago a critical grand jury report cited the tiny south Pinellas town's government dysfunction, political cliques, petty feuds and incompetence.

There are no changes in St. Petersburg, Belleair Bluffs, Seminole, Pinellas Park, Gulfport, Kenneth City, South Pasadena residential trash pickup.

The workshop was called to discuss the wisdom of hiring a city manager, and by the end, some residents said it was a prime example of the need for a professional to run the town.

This time, the tears that fell from their cheeks were tears of joy. After months and in some cases, years, children and parents were reunited May 17 after being separated by the foster care system.

Almost 20 years ago, a Pinellas grand jury released a scathing report that condemned this town's government for bickering, infighting, lack of leadership and overall dysfunction.