This Week: Near Drowning, Barking Dog in Starbucks, Varsity Club Expands, Oxycodone Arrest

1) East Lake Woman Sold Oxycodone, Marijuana to Undercover Detective, Deputies Say

According to arrest affidavits, Stephanov Nadezhda Poplavski, 23, sold the drugs to an undercover deputy over a two-day period.

2) Varsity Club Expands, Opens New Location

The East Lake hot spot recently opened another store in Trinity.

3) Starbucks Coming to East Lake Target Store

A Starbucks is scheduled to open this fall inside the Boot Ranch Target store.

4) Fore! Golf Tournament To Swing Through East Lake

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the East Lake High School golf program.

5) Near-Drowning in East Lake Prompts Pool Safety Campaign

"They looked one minute and she was fine. They looked the next minute and she was at the bottom of the pool," said East Lake Fire Rescue Chief Tom Jamison about the family of a 3-year-old girl who nearly drowned at a community pool.

6) High School Basketball Coach Resigns

East Lake girls basketball coach Steve Plummer will be leaving coaching for an administrative position in Dunedin.

7) East Lake Fire Commission Approves Tentative Millage Rate

The tentative millage rate can be lowered during budget hearings, but it can not be raised.

8) East Lake Fire Commissioners Pick Randy Burr to Fill Vacant Seat

East Lake Fire Rescue Commissioners ranked the five finalists and the totals were tabulated during Tuesday night's meeting.

9) Barking Dog In Starbucks: What Would You Do?

We spotted a dog inside the East Lake Starbucks Tuesday afternoon.

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