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High school football roundup: Aug. 23
Lakewood Ranch High (1-0) won 42-18 against Lemon Bay High (0-1) at home. Senior running back Cullen McRae had three touchdown runs while junior quarterback Liam Fernandez had two touchdown runs. Junior running back Colton Dempsey also added a touchdown run. The Mustangs will next hit the road to play Seminole High (0-1) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30.
2024 Sea Turtle Nesting Season Update
It’s the middle of August and the beaches of Manasota Key are adorned with turtle nests galore! After all, Manasota Key does host the densest sea turtle nesting on Florida’s Gulf Coast. As of August 19th, there were 4,620 loggerhead, 122 green, 1 leatherback and 1 Kemp’s ridley nests on the 14 miles of Manasota Key that Coastal Wildlife Club (CWC) volunteers monitor daily during sea turtle season.
No.16 Corner Canyon upsets No. 2 IMG Academy in Thursday night Super 25 shocker
Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) has officially arrived on the national high school football scene in 2024. The No.16-ranked team in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 took down No. 2 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) on Thursday night, 35-34, with the Chargers putting up 14 in the fourth quarter to seal the upset win.
Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at state parks
Gov. Ron DeSantis has enjoyed rock solid support from the Republicans who dominate state politics. It has been rare for DeSantis to get pushback on anything from GOP lawmakers, and he has a reputation for seeking vengeance when they do. But it appears a political line in the sand is being drawn after DeSantis’ administration announced plans this week to carve out golf courses and pickleball courts in Florida’s beloved state parks from Miami to the Panhandle. Unlike the issues of abortion, LGBTQ rights, race and guns that have divided voters, state parks apparently hold a place in the hearts of Floridians regardless of party.
Florida regulators approve base rate hike for Duke Energy customers
(The Center Square) — Nearly 2 million Florida electricity customers will pay a higher base rate after Duke Energy Florida's increase petition was approved by state regulators. The Florida Public Service Commission approved the highly contested rate hike Wednesday after negotiations between Duke Energy, groups representing residential customers — including the Sierra Club and the League of United Latin American Citizens — industrial customers and environmentalists reached a mutual agreement. ...
Amazon to Build Nearly $20M Expansion at Space Coast Satellite Facility
Amazon plans on expanding its footprint on the Space Coast with another $19.5 million facility in its efforts to launch thousands of internet-providing satellites for Project Kuiper, the company’s competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. To date, only two test satellites from Project Kuiper have flown when they took to...
Volunteers in St. Pete plant sea oats to help preserve sand dunes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In a conjoined effort to maintain and preserve sand dunes that got roughed up during previous storms, volunteers from a number of organizations across St. Pete Beach started their Saturday morning on Upham Beach, planting about 1,500 sea oat plants. "We had a sea oats plant...
'It's not something new:' Cybersecurity experts in Florida stress proactive measures
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Cyberattacks are happening more often and are getting more expensive. In 2023, 343-million people became victims of some sort of cyberattack. That's according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. These attacks are happening everywhere, including right here in Florida. Last month, the Florida Department...
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