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FWC celebrates Shooting Sports Month, modifies amberjack season opening
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will celebrate National Shooting Sports Month in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Created to encourage participation in shooting sports and emphasize firearm safety, National Shooting Sports Month will take place throughout the month of August. “Target shooters contribute to conservation through excise taxes on archery equipment, firearms and ammunition, supporting wildlife […] The post FWC celebrates Shooting Sports Month, modifies amberjack season opening first appeared on Charlotte County Florida Weekly.
Snack company hits $100M in Florida sales, targets market share
Utz Brands, one of the largest snack manufacturers in the country, is expanding its presence and route network in Southwest Florida. The Hanover, Pennsylvania-based company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase distribution rights across South Florida including Fort Myers and Naples, from National Food Corp. a third-party direct-store delivery distributor. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Wounded veterans find new mission: Saving Florida’s corals
SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. – The ongoing effort to save Florida’s endangered coral reefs recently received some extra muscle from wounded US Veterans. Earlier this summer, members of Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge were back in Summerland Key, joining scientists and restoration practitioners from Mote Marine Laboratory in the Florida Keys for another mission.
Two women directly affected by abortion bans in their states campaign in FL for Harris-Walz
Texas resident Amanda Zurawski and Louisiana’s Kaitlyn Joshua made stops in Orlando and Tampa Wednesday on behalf of the Harris-Walz Democratic presidential campaign and described how their unsuccessful pregnancies were exacerbated by their physicians’ fears due to abortion bans. Two years ago, Zurawski was 18 weeks pregnant with a fetus that she and her husband […]
Florida, Arizona women oppose states setting abortion policy
About 7 in 10 women in Florida and Arizona say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a new KFF Women's Health Survey. Why it matters: The survey offers a glimpse at sentiments held in the two closely watched states where abortion rights measures will be on the ballot this November.
Barnacle-covered package of $625K worth of cocaine found floating in Gulf off Florida
A microwave oven-sized package containing some $625,000 worth of cocaine was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida, officials said. Boaters found the package on Monday in mangroves off Panther Key near Everglades City, Collier County Sheriff's Office officials said. The package contained 56 pounds of cocaine separated...
Disney Seeking Dismissal of Raglan Road Death Lawsuit Because Victim Was Disney+ Subscriber
Disney has asked a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this year regarding a woman who passed away due to anaphylaxis after a meal at Disney Springs, citing an arbitration waiver in the terms and conditions for Disney+. Disney Springs Wrongful Death Lawsuit Update. According to...
SPLC wants Ashley Moody to look into ‘possible instances of white race favoritism’ by FL VC firms
Citing her office’s opposition race-based decision-making by both public and private entities, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is calling on Attorney General Ashley Moody to investigate three Florida venture capital firms that it claims support white-owned businesses over those owned by people of other races. “Such application of the law would be the natural […]
Chipley man killed in single-vehicle crash: FHP
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Chipley man was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Wednesday afternoon in Washington County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to an FHP news release, the crash occurred at the intersection of US Highway 90 and New Prospect Road around 12:17 p.m. LOCATION: The 70-year-old man who was […]
Cantonment man critically injured in US Highway 29 motorcycle crash
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Cantonment man is critically injured after a crash on US Highway 29 north of Tate School Road Wednesday, according to FHP. According to Florida Highway Patrol, The 41-year-old man was driving a motorcycle traveling north on US Highway 29, where a 77-year-old Pensacola woman driving a sedan was exiting to go south on US Highway 29.
Walton County senior center to host special celebration
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (WMBB) – The Life Enrichment Senior Center in DeFuniak Springs is celebrating its residents and other seniors across the county on Wednesday, August 21 with an event in honor of Senior Appreciation Day. The celebration will be hosted at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s free […]
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