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REAL ESTATE: Inventory and activity up; home sale prices stagnant in Florida and Ocala area
The Florida Realtors agents’ association’s July 2024 market report shows that statewide the median single-family home sale price in Florida rose slightly to $417,000, a 0.5% year over year increase, and townhouses and condo median sales price decreased to $315,000, a 1.3% decrease from July 2023. The Ocala/Marion County’s July median sale price reported for […]
Bainbridge officers being investigated for Saturday incident
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - Bainbridge Public Safety (BPS) is investigating some of its officers for alleged misconduct that was caught on camera and has been circling around on social media. That video has led to some neighbors filing complaints. The video taken Saturday outside a hookah lounge shows officers cussing...
Memorial Hospital and Manor recognize Logan Vann for the Daisy Award while holding monthly meeting
The Memorial Hospital held a monthly meeting last Tuesday. In addition, the Memorial Hospital & Manor congratulated Logan Vann, an RN of 6 years, for winning the Daisy Award for Q2 2024 in the Labor & Delivery department last Tuesday. Vann is passionate about caring for moms and their families throughout labor and postpartum, saying, […] The post Memorial Hospital and Manor recognize Logan Vann for the Daisy Award while holding monthly meeting appeared first on The Post-Searchlight.
South Florida protest over plan to add golf courses, hotels to state parks
MIAMI - More than 100 people turned out in a park in North Miami Beach to urge the Florida Department of Environmental Protection not to go through with its "Great Outdoors Initiative" proposal that would add golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other developments to nine state parks. The protest at Oleta River State Park was one of several that will be held in parks across the state."We were completely surprised. We had no idea this was coming, I hadn't heard of it," said Catalina Lemaitre, who helped organize the protest. "I get emotional thinking about it because our state parks...
State definition of ‘religion’ too narrow, Satanic Temple says
The DeSantis administration, in encouraging introduction of religious chaplains into Florida’s public schools, has published a definition of “religion” that appears to exclude world faiths with millions of followers. The Florida Department of Education’s model policy to guide school principals interested in implementing the optional program defines both religion and the qualifications needed to serve […]
Florida regulators weigh-in on potential TECO rate hikes in 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida regulators Monday dug into a proposal that would lead to Tampa Electric Co. raising base electric rates, with representatives of consumers and businesses arguing the proposal should be scaled back. Tampa Electric is asking the Florida Public Service Commission to approve a $287.98 million increase...
‘Raise hell:’ Florida’s guidance on school chaplain program draws the ire of the Satanic Temple
The new Florida law allows school districts to establish school chaplain programs, which would authorize spiritual advisors to offer guidance to students with their parent’s permission.
Outrage grows over proposed state park development
A proposal by Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ Department of Environmental Protection to partially develop nine state parks has run into emphatic opposition from environmentalists, the public and state lawmakers. Honeymoon Island State Park is on Pinellas County’s gulf coast, near Dunedin. The barrier island consists of approximately 20 acres...
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