Penny Fletcher
Valedictorians, salutatorians at local high schools talk about their plans
Class leaders from three area high schools discuss the future.
Riverview students shine at International DECA Conference in Utah
Could the next Steve Jobs, Henry Ford or Donald Trump come from somewhere in South County?...
Out of work? Check South County’s newest job resource
South County residents who are out of work no longer have to travel to Brandon or Tampa to check the lists of available jobs....
Summer camps for kids are filling up fast!
The most economical bang for your buck may be the county’s park’s system...
New Riverview Woman’s Club offers membership to all ages
The first meeting brought out 21 new members strictly by word of mouth......Author info
Penny Fletcher
Penny has lived in South County since 1979; in Ruskin, Apollo Beach and Riverview and knows the area and its people well. Before becoming a correspondent for The Observer News and the Riverview Current, she wrote for The Tampa Tribune and has been the Bureau Editor for The East Bay Breeze, The Sun, and the South Shore News. Her work has earned many awards from the Florida Press Association and Community Papers of Florida; including First, Second and Third Place state-wide awards for News Writing, Original Writing, Feature Writing, Columns and Editorials. She has also been awarded a First Place, state-wide photography award.
From 2000 to 2006 she edited for Amazon Books publishing division, BookSurge, via the Web; wrote book jackets and marketing copy and worked one-on-one with many Amazon authors. She currently freelances as a writer, editor, speaker and coach at www.pennyfletcher.com.