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Ice Cream Day, food to help the Zoo, date night and more
In case you needed a reason during the summer, National Ice Cream Day this weekend can be your free pass. Calling all singles to the Single Mingle Mixer at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Suite 1314, in Winter Springs. Singles can enjoy live music during the event. You must be 45 years or older to attend. Learn more.
Longwood Basketball: Aldrich fills two open positions on coaching staff
Longwood Basketball coach Griff Aldrich has filled two open spots on his staff, hiring Aaron Smith, late of Louisiana Tech, and Myo Baxter-Bell, a Liberty alum who was most recently on the staff at a D2 school, Gannon. “We are thrilled to welcome Aaron Smith and Myo Baxter-Bell to our...
Gilzean inks no-bid deal with close friend to represent Orange elections office
Facing a lawsuit that threatened an expensive redesign of ballots for the upcoming election, Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean turned to a close friend to represent his office in court. The supervisor, appointed to the post by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, inked a no-bid deal with Michael Sasso, a Winter Park attorney, to represent the office in a case that could open ...
Estimate puts cost of fixing Midtown, Fairway Estates flooding between $100-$200 million
DAYTONA BEACH — As if to remind the roughly 70 people inside the Dickerson Center gym Tuesday afternoon why they had gathered there, heavy rain pelted the community center located in the city's most flood-prone area. Midtown, Fairway Estates and downtown residents and business owners came together for an update on the U.S....
Clermont Resident Sha’Carri Richardson Heads to 2024 Paris Olympics
CLERMONT, Fla. — Sha’Carri Richardson, the dynamic sprinter who grew up in Texas and now calls Clermont home, is set to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Richardson qualified at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials in Oregon, securing her place in the Women’s 100-meter and 200-meter races, as well as the 4×100-meter relay.
Duda announces passing of former CEO
Oviedo, Florida (July 15, 2024) – DUDA BB #:189666, a 98-year-old family-owned and –operated diversified company headquartered in Oviedo, Florida, has announced the passing of former CEO Ferdinand Stephen Duda on Friday, July 12, 2024. He was 84. Ferdinand, known as F.S. to family and friends, was a...
Sanford police crack down on drivers making this illegal maneuver to avoid I-4 traffic
SANFORD, Fla. – If you’ve ever sat in traffic on Interstate 4 during rush hour in Seminole County, maybe you’ve seen how some drivers take the exit ramp down to State Road 46 and then illegally cross the road to get back onto I-4 eastbound. Sanford police...
Grassroots Coalition Forms to Advocate for Continued Use of Essential Ag Tech
Agricultural Spray Distributors Band Together to Oppose Drone Ban. Casselberry, FL - JUL 17, 2024 - In response to proposed legislation aimed at banning drones manufactured by Chinese companies, a coalition of agricultural spray drone distributors is banding together to form a grassroots industry group. This coalition, consisting of HSE-UAV, Agri Spray Drones, Bestway Ag, Drone Nerds, Pegasus Robotics, and Rantizo intends to represent, protect, and advocate for the interests of the agricultural industry in the use of spray drone technology.
Teen who filmed aftermath of deadly crash pleads no contest to vehicular homicide
A Port Orange teenager pled no contest Tuesday to a charge of vehicular homicide after he filmed the aftermath of the crash and left the scene, according to police. As part of a plea agreement, Braden Lafferty, 19, was sentenced to a year in the county jail for the death of a woman...
Florida Tech Panthers Volleyball Earns 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The Florida Tech volleyball program was one of 171 total NCAA Division II programs to be honored with the 2024 SVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT as released by the association on Wednesday. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball...
There was an amenity cap in place when we bought our home
We moved to The Villages in 2006. Our purchase and sales agreement says amenity was approximately $122 per month and IF they did go up it wouldn’t be more than 3 percent a year AND the fee was capped at $150 a month and we would never have to pay more.
Ocala artist captures history with painting of Trump assassination attempt
An Ocala artist who painted “a piece of history” says he hopes to inspire the world to stand strong through adversity in light of the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. EJ Nieves stayed up into the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, July 14,...
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