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Nemours Children’s Hospital Receives National Award for Nursing Excellence
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida in Orlando has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2024 Lantern Award. The award recognizes Nemours Children’s for demonstrating emergency nursing excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance. “When entering an emergency department, patients and their families...
Pickleball player from The Villages headed to National Senior Olympics
Villager Richard Muth celebrated winning a gold medal in men’s pickleball doubles and a silver medal in men’s singles in the Tennessee Senior Olympics. He is now qualified to compete in the National Senior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa in 2025. Share our sports news at news@villages-news.com.
Friday Night Hits: Cocoa vs. Mainland, plus you pick another game!
The 2024 high school football season officially kicked off on Friday, Aug. 23, with Friday Night Hits on CW18 and WESH 2. The second "Game of the Week" features Cocoa Tigers paying a visit to the Mainland Buccaneers this Friday. A Fan Pick Poll is a new wrinkle for Friday...
What’s Your Hurry? Jones Dashes to VP Racing Challenge Sweep at VIR
ALTON, Va. – Jagger Jones was clearly a driver in a hurry Sunday at VIRginia International Raceway. So much so that he once again blew away the competition to win the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race that kicked off on-track activities for the day, before rushing off to compete in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin race that immediately followed.
Sugar Mill ghost bike memorial honoring student killed on bike to be removed
On Monday evening, Tara Okhovatian placed a ghost bike outside of Sugar Mill Elementary to honor ShaoLan Kamaly, a student who was struck and killed by a vehicle near the Port Orange campus while riding her bike to school last spring. However, the school told Okhovatian Wednesday morning that the memorial would need to be "retrieved." ...
Venetian Bay in New Smyrna Beach to start charging for parking at its town center
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A new parking proposal has raised concerns among business owners at Venetian Bay. The community on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach has a town center with restaurants and shops that are open to the public and to its residents. Thomas Griner is...
Is Florida Billionaire to Blame For Failing Ferry Operations to Mackinac Island?
UPDATE (8/12/24): The latest ferry schedules can be found here. Since then it's seemed like smoothing sailing-- until this past weekend, that is. Is this beloved Mackinac Island ferry company in dire straits?. As the busy summer tourist season winds down at one of Michigan's biggest and best tourist destinations,...
Florida high school football Week 1: What are the best individual recruiting matchups?
A loaded slate of high school football games in Week One also means several of the top recruits in the nation will be action during the weekend. The Broward County National High School Football Showcase includes several of the nation's top recruits, including Bishop Gorman five-star senior wide receiver Derek Meadows (LSU commit)...
DEP confirms obscure foundation is dropping plans for golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson
A mysterious foundation called Tuskegee Dunes, whose Florida lobbyists include a former secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, says it is behind the controversial proposed golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park — and that it is now pulling the plug on the plan. A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of...
Amendment 3: Will pot legalization spark a stoned driving epidemic in Florida?
As Florida voters consider legalizing marijuana in November, opponents are painting a scary picture of what might happen: an epidemic of stoned driving that will make the state’s roads more dangerous and deadly. But the research from other states that have legalized pot isn’t conclusive, and backers of Amendment...
Florida Big Bend Region Prepares for Afternoon Showers and Intense Heat
Tallahassee, FL – Scattered afternoon thunderstorms are expected today across Tallahassee and the broader Florida Big Bend region. Residents should prepare for typical late summer heat, with temperatures forecasted to reach the low 90s. The National Weather Service has advised using sunscreen and heading indoors if thunder approaches. According...
Miami is banking on immigrants to help with the city's imminent teacher shortage
A critical shortage will be affecting students across the state of Florida soon, according to a recent study by Florida Tax Watch which uncovered that school administrators have been scrambling to find enough qualified teachers for the 2024-25 school year. A lot of it, unsurprisingly, has to do with wages....
Knights ready to kick off season after tough fall camp
Gus Malzahn told his players at the start of UCF‘s fall camp that he would put them through the wringer. The Knights coach felt his team was soft and lacked discipline during their first season in the Big 12, leading to the team’s disappointing 6-7 finish. It was the program’s first losing season since 2016 and the first-ever losing mark during Malzahn’s college career. Nearly five weeks ...
Trackhouse Racing gets third NASCAR Cup team; Shane Van Gisbergen will drive it in 2025
DAYTONA BEACH — Another piece of the 2025 racing puzzle fell into place Saturday when Trackhouse Racing confirmed rumors. The team, co-owned by Justin Marks and entertainer Pitbull, will field a third Cup Series entry next year and put Shane Van Gisbergen in the seat, with an historic NASCAR number — 88...
FLORIDA GUARD IN CEDAR KEY
The marine division of the Florida Guard visited Cedar Key for two and a half days of training this past weekend, August 16 through 18, 2024. Based in the Cedar Key Library and under the command of Randall Jones, the marine units’ goal is twofold: to build relationships with local officials of Florida’s smaller coastal communities and to familiarize themselves with the nearby waterways.
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