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Sarasota childcare crisis: Local businesses learn about new Florida childcare tax credits
Amid a childcare crisis impacting thousands of Sarasota-Manatee families and businesses, advocates are busy getting the word out about new state tax credits available to employers who help their workers with childcare. The childcare tax credits bill was passed by the Legislature this session and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The law,...
Football is back in the Big Bend | Here is what to know ahead of the prep season kickoff
Prep football has returnd to the Big Bend. The fall sports calendar officially started Monday for Florida High School Athletic Association programs. With that, football practices opened as kickoff classic games are just two weeks away. While school isn't back in session until Monday, Aug. 12, student-athletes are back on campus as...
Camilla man arrested, charged following chase from Thomas County to Mitchell County
PELHAM, Ga. (WALB) - A man has been taken into custody following a Saturday chase from Thomas County into Mitchell County. According to Thomas County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Steven Jones, the suspect shoplifted from a store in Thomas County and led sheriff’s deputies on a chase from Thomas County to a residence in Pelham.
Tallahassee man arrested for allegedly hitting, killing cyclist last July
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man is behind bars following a deadly hit and run from last July. Jerry Bridges is charged with leaving the scene of a deadly crash and a DUI. Arrest papers say his blood alcohol levels were three times the legal limit. He also tested positive for THC.
Thomasville Center for the Arts receives $10,000 grant for building improvements
THOMASVILLE — The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, recently awarded Thomasville Center for the Arts a $10,000 historic preservation grant. The center was one of 10 private nonprofit organizations in Georgia to receive a one-for-one matching grant to support maintenance of historic sites. The center was awarded the maximum amount as a result of a ...
FAMU Establishes Center for African and African American Studies
Professor Darius J. Young has been named director of the new center, which is being funded by two large foundations. Florida A&M University (FAMU) has received funding from two major philanthropic organizations to establish a Center for African and African American Studies. The Henry Luce Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation granted $550,000 in total funding to support the center’s mission to promote research, scholarship, and community engagement focused on the rich histories, cultures, experiences, and contributions of the African Diaspora to the world.
Two-A-Days: Brookwood puts in the work to improve
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - High school football teams in Georgia got back to work officially Monday, in pads and ready to work. The Brookwood Warriors have big shoes to fill on offense as quarterback Rodge Waldrop is gone, and so it do it all offensive machine TJ Thomas. While head coach Shane Boggs notes you can never replace those guys, he likes the work this team has put in to get better.
FAMU NEWS: Interim president appointment, men's basketball coach contract
Dr. Timothy Beard is set to be appointed interim president of FAMU by the Board of Trustees Tuesday. A committee will also meet to discuss the contract for men's basketball coach Patrick Crarey II.
Former Thomasville hoops star recognized Monday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - AJ Dent was a stand-out basketball player in his time at Thomasville High School. The 6′6 forward, who just wrapped up his freshman season in college, scored over 1100 points in his career, earning Region Player of the Year honors, averaging a double-double a game, 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Tallahassee State College board to be joined by new DeSantis appointment: Monesia Brown
Tallahassee State College’s District Board of Trustees is now whole again after Gov. Ron DeSantis recently named attorney and consultant Monesia Brown to the board. The appointment was announced Friday, along with the reappointments of current TSC trustees Jonathan Kilpatrick — who currently serves as the board’s chair — and lobbyist Monte Stevens...
Florida State hires Sara Tisdale to be head coach of its first lacrosse program
Sara Tisdale, an experienced developer of programs and proven winner, has been hired as Florida State’s inaugural women’s lacrosse head coach, Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced Monday. “This is an exciting time for Florida State athletics as we welcome Sara Tisdale to lead the launch of our intercollegiate women’s lacrosse team,” Alford said. “She brings a wealth of experience in establishing programs and has experienced early and sustained success everywhere she’s been. Coach...
FSU football's wide receivers start slow, finish fast in day five of camp | 5 things to know
Florida State football's second week of fall camp kicked off on Monday and the Seminoles defense continued to steal the show. The wide receivers got off to a slow start during day five. They dropped a couple of catchable passes in team drills and had trouble finding openings against a stout defense....
Panama City church provides free food to the public
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Cars lined Kraft Ave. and 3rd Ct. in Panama City, some waiting for as long as three hours, to receive free food provided by Goshen Evangelistic Ministries on Monday morning. This free food is provided by Feeding the Gulf Coast and the distribution is hosted at least once a month […]
Greene's campaign brings in millions, greatly dwarfing her challenger
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised $6.3 million for her reelection campaign, the most of any Georgia candidate for U.S. House. Her opponent, Democrat Shawn Harris, has less than one-tenth that in his fight to win Georgia’s District 14. Harris brought in $522,000, which is only 8% of Greene’s funds, according to campaign finance reports. ...
There’s Something Funny Going on With Florida’s Lead Pipe Numbers
Over the last three years, the Biden administration has made a great deal of progress toward replacing the nation’s lead pipes, which are known to cause brain damage to young children. By any measure, getting this job done—which will take at least until 2037, in the best-case scenario—will be a monumental achievement in public health. But replacing those pipes is an expensive proposition, and the amount the federal government has set aside so far, $15 billion (to be distributed over five years), will not be enough to cover it. Complicating matters further, a big chunk of this money—more than $1...
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