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Relax with the sloths at Carson Springs Wildlife Sanctuary
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - This week’s Wildlife Wednesday showcases Annabelle and Myers, our two-toed sloths. Different from three-toed sloths, two-toed sloths spend most of their time living upside down in trees. They are nocturnal animals and eat greenish algae as their main source of protein, which eventually affects the...
Florida Gators football primer: Billy Napier in Year 3, players create a covenant, roster and coaching changes
A new football season is upon us, and there has no team outside the top 25 that has received more attention entering 2024 than the Florida Gators. Unfortunately, it has mostly been for undesirable reasons. Head coach Billy Napier begins Year 3 in Gainesville, Florida, coming off consecutive losing seasons...
First-Gen Faculty and Staff Invited to Self-Identify
August 28, 2024 – Santa Fe College is a designated member of the First-Gen Forward Network because of its ongoing commitment to helping first-generation college students succeed. All currently employed faculty and staff members who were first-gen college students are invited to self-identify. We proudly share this information with...
Florida men’s golf seeks second national championship in three years
Last season was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Gators after losing three key golfers to graduation. Instead, head coach J.C. Deacon guided Florida to the final round of stroke play in the NCAA championship. Florida returns four of five starters from the 2024 NCAA championship lineup and...
10 college football freshmen who can make a major impact in 2024
(BVM) – Every college football season includes a handful of true freshmen making an impact. Caleb Downs of Alabama (now at Ohio State), Reuben Bain of Miami, and Eugene Wilson III of Florida were the biggest first-year stars in 2023 and they will now look to continue their success as sophomores.
TV20 sports team breaks down Gator football with SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - With a few days until the Gator football opener. TV20 sports director Jake Rongholt sat down with Paul Finebaum to break down a variety of topics like the Gator football offseason, Billy Napier’s job status, and another veiled shot at Florida State’s shocking loss in Ireland.
DeSantis appoints 3 to Suwannee River Water Management District Board
On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis reappointed two people and appointed one new person to the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) Governing Board. Larry Thompson, of Bell, and Harry Smith, of Lake City, were both reappointed to the board while George Wheeler, of Madison, is a new appointment. “We are...
Former CSX chief, wife donate $1 million to Jacksonville-based literacy nonprofit
Jacksonville-based literacy nonprofit Read USA has received a $1 million donation from the Michael Ward & Jennifer Glock Foundation, which is the largest gift in the organization’s 13-year history and came with a condition that doubled its impact. Ward, former CEO of CXS Corp., and his wife, a family and marriage therapist, required...
Man fatally shoots woman before killing himself on Jacksonville’s Southside: JSO
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man and woman found dead Wednesday morning in a home on Windrush Lane were victims of a murder-suicide, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded to the home around 9 a.m. after they were told that a man and a woman in their...
Where’s the beef? Artificial meat is nixed in Florida
The lawyers will duke it out now. Florida’s ban of lab-grown meat is being challenged in the courts. That should come as no surprise as meatless burgers are beginning to make real inroads in the fast-food industry. Big money is at stake. Here’s what triggered the brouhaha. Last May, Florida’s governor signed into law a bill that banned the production […] The post Where’s the beef? Artificial meat is nixed in Florida first appeared on Bonita Springs Florida Weekly.
Just over 1 in 6 registered Osceolans voted in primary
The voter turnout for last week’s primary election was 17.25% in Osceola County; that’s fourth-lowest among Florida’s 67 counties. A total of 38,610 ballots were cast through the mail, inperson in early voting and on Election Day out of 223,760 registered county voters (in a county of 437,784 residents as of 2023 numbers). The statewide turnout was 22.35%, according to Florida Division of Elections figures and News Service of Florida data.
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