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‘Fore’ The Community Golf Tournament set for July 29 to benefit Habersham Co. Animal Shelter
The “Fore” The Community golf tournament will take place on Monday, July 29, with a shotgun start at 9am at Apple Mountain Golf Course in Hollywood. Cost of playing is $500 per team or $125 per player, with proceeds benefiting the Habersham County Animal Shelter. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to registered players. The animal shelter also will have door prizes and a silent auction. Each player will get one Mulligan, one Tee Buster, and one toss during the tournament. For any details, inquiries, sponsorship, or to enter a team, reach out to Tim Bryant at [email protected] or 706-499-9714.
LSU offers 2028 Athlete from south Florida
Brian Kelly and his recruiting staff traveled to Pembroke Pines, Florida, to extend a scholarship offer to an athlete from the 2028 recruiting class. To land him, the Tigers will have to fend off Miami, a home-state favorite. A’mir Sears is a 6-foot-1, 160-pound, athlete from Pembroke Pines where he will play Varsity football for West Broward High School. The West Broward Bobcats finished last season 7-4 with a loss to South Dade in the first round of the state playoffs. He has no crystal ball projections, but the nearby Hurricanes are a 22% favorite to land him per On3....
Miami Hurricanes bring in eight incoming freshmen from the Class of 2024
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami soccer team will take the pitch in a few weeks for their first regular season match of the 2024 season. The roster features numerous new faces as the Hurricanes welcomed 17 newcomers, including eight freshmen to the program this offseason. Three...
Miami-Dade Residents Receive Scam Notices Claiming Water Needs Testing
Residents in Kendall and South Dade are receiving solicitation notices for water testing left at their homes potentially from companies trying to sell water filters. The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department says these notices have nothing to do with them and that water filters are NOT needed to use Miami-Dade’s high quality drinking water.
Florida school board unlikely to fire mom whose transgender daughter played on girls volleyball team
PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school board appeared unlikely Tuesday to fire an employee whose transgender daughter played girls’ high school volleyball in alleged violation of state law, but postponed their final decision until next week. The board is in Broward, one of the state’s most politically...
Hallandale Beach hit-and-run victim ‘making huge strides,’ speaks from hospital as cops seek driver
AVENTURA, Fla. – Mere days after getting married, Lorena Santos was left for dead along Hallandale Beach Boulevard on July 13. She survived but remained in her hospital bed Wednesday as she spoke to Local 10 News amid a police search for the driver who hit her. Santos, 30,...
Lobster Diver Injured by Boat Propeller in Florida Keys, Airlifted to Miami Hospital
An incident occurred earlier today near the Boca Chica Bridge in the Lower Keys where a lobster diver was struck by a boat propeller. According to WSVN, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported that the event took place around 8:00 a.m. Subsequently, the injured diver was brought to the Key Haven Boat Ramp and had to be airlifted to a Miami hospital for treatment. The transport involved Trauma Star, which necessitated a temporary blockage of U.S. 1 traffic at the Shark Key Bridge.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Boston Federal Court
A Florida man, Jeffrey MacEachron, aged 60, has formally admitted to committing health care fraud, with the plea entered yesterday before a federal court in Boston. MacEachron, the proprietor of PT4U, Inc., which operates physical therapy clinics in Bedford and Lexington, Massachusetts, engaged in a fraudulent scheme to mislead insurance companies and TRICARE by claiming payment for services that were never provided.
Celebrating the Power of Black Votes: A Candlelight Memorial and Fish Fry Honoring John Lewis’ Legacy
The community came together for a special event paying tribute to the late Congressman John Lewis and highlighting the significance of Black votes in shaping our future. The candlelight memorial and fish fry took place on July 17th at Burrows Electric Co. in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The event featured free...
Chisholm's tiebreaking 2-run double in 7th leads Marlins to 6-3 win over Orioles
MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run double and the Miami Marlins beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Wednesday. Xavier Edwards reached on a leadoff single against reliever Jacob Webb (1-5) in the seventh, and Cionel Pérez walked Nick Gordon. Ali Sánchez’s sacrifice bunt advanced both runners before Chisholm hit a high bouncer over third baseman Ramon Urías for a 5-3 lead.
Coconut Grove's Historic West Grove residents say they were forced out unfairly
COCONUT GROVE - Black residents of Coconut Grove's Historic West Grove say they were forced out of their homes unfairly, so they filed a federal housing complaint in hopes for change.Akinshimaya Nnamdi lived at one of many other multifamily apartment buildings located in the West Grove, a subset of Coconut Grove. The neighborhood was predominantly Black and went as far west as Plaza Street and as far east as Margaret Street.However, in 2017, Nnamdi says her family was evicted and given 10 days to vacate the building. She is one of dozens of families impacted by what she's calling gentrification and...
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