Federal freeze, state cuts cost Pinellas schools $10.7 million

Pinellas County school district officials must scramble to overcome the loss of $10.7 million in anticipated funding, with less than a month before nearly 100,000 students return to classrooms.

The U.S. Department of Education announced June 30, a day before the start of the district’s fiscal year, that it was withholding over $6 billion in previously allocated public school funding. Roughly $9 million was earmarked for Pinellas County Schools (PCS), which unveiled its already tight budget June 24.

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Downtown’s annual Sunrise Sale to take place Thursday

The Downtown Business Association (DBA) of St. Petersburg’s 52nd annual Sunrise Sale will be held Thursday.

More than 45 small businesses around Beach Drive, Central Avenue, the EDGE District and the 4th Street corridor are scheduled to participate. These include Kalamazoo Olive Company, Atlas Body + Home, Sartorial Inc, Marion’s, Reno Beach Surf Shop, Jackie Z Style Co. and Diamonds Direct.

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