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🌠Happy Tuesday! We are 15 weeks from Super Tuesday, and our state's Democratic Party has officially endorsed Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president of the U.S. As of this writing, 236 out of 254 Florida's delegates have thrown in for the vice president. While the presidential race made its historic pivot...
UF wildlife expert explains increase of shark interactions in Florida
CEDAR KEY, Fla. (WCJB) - Many North Central Florida residents have taken to social media to share their shark encounters both on the Gulf Coast and in the Atlantic Ocean. While there have always been reported shark incidents at Florida, 2024 has seemed to have an increase. In 2023, the state of Florida had 16 confirmed shark attacks. This year, there have been more than 10 cases so far.
High school NIL in Florida: Here's FHSAA's latest rule change after vote on collectives
The Florida High School Athletic Association amended its bylaws on amateurism in a remote emergency meeting on Monday, the latest step in the association's continuing process to regulate Name, Image and Likeness across the Sunshine State. The FHSAA, which voted last month to permit NIL deals for Florida high school athletes under specified...
Only one third of the Florida Legislature races will have primaries
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Floridians have until Monday to register to vote in the primaries on Aug. 20. This year, all of the seats in the state House and half of the Senate posts are technically up for grabs; in practice only one third of those races will feature primaries. The state’s closed-primary system means that if there are […] The post Only one third of the Florida Legislature races will have primaries appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
$116,000 lottery ticket sold at south Marion gas station
A Florida Lottery ticket worth more than $116,000 has been sold at a gas station in south Marion County. According to the organization, a winning Fantasy 5 ticket was sold on Thursday, July 18, at the Quick King located at 14725 SE U.S. Hwy 27/441 in Summerfield. The ticket is...
As student aid requests lag in Florida, groups step in to help some fill out FAFSA
By summertime, most prospective college students know which school they're attending and how much they have to pay in tuition. But not Viviana Gonzalez. The Sumner High School graduate started filling out the FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, back in January. But a technical issue prevented her from completing the parents' portion of the form for months.
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