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🎂Happy Bday to a living Leesburg legend
🎂Happy Throwback Thursday! Happy Birthday to Halle Berry ("hallelujah!"), who's a stunning 58 this week. According to Holiday Insights, Aug. 15 is the birthday of Napoleon Bonaparte, Julia Child and living celebs Debra Messing, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lawrence. Madonna turns 66 on Friday, and her ex/super-actor Sean Penn turns 64 on Saturday. ...
DeSantis pushes state university system to look into former UF president Ben Sasse’s expenses
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pushing his state’s university system to look into former University of Florida (UF) President Ben Sasse’s expenses in the wake of reporting from a student newspaper on the subject. “We take the stewardship of state funds very seriously and have already been in discussions with leadership at the university […]
Mark Woods: School board races already are political. Do we want to make them partisan?
One thought I haven’t had lately: If only we could find ways to make things even more partisan. There’s an election Tuesday. It isn’t the one everyone is focusing on. But this is an important election. It includes races for some hyper-local positions, like four of the seven school board seats in Duval County. ...
Planning a beach trip this weekend? Best to stay out of the water: Hurricane Ernesto effects
Hurricane Ernesto, which strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday, Aug. 15, is over 800 miles off the shore of Florida. However, warnings have already been issued of strong rip currents and dangerous surf along the Atlantic Coast. The hazards will begin Friday and continue through the weekend as the hurricane moves north. ...
26-year-old suspect in Colorado fire likely sparked by illegal fireworks arrested in Florida
On the evening of July 31, a scary situation unfolded in Boulder when a fire was started near Panorama Point with evidence pointing to illegal fireworks being a factor. Thankfully, that blaze was extinguished relatively quickly, though the incident prompted local authorities to start an investigation into who might be to blame. Eyewitness video captured that night appeared to show people in the area lighting fireworks with flames visible. At that point, authorities stated that they were seeking to talk to people who may have...
Missing Florida woman has been found safe in Allendale County
ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. — A 27-year-old Florida woman who had been reported missing on Tuesday, August 13, has been found safe in Allendale County, according to South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Jessica Rapsys was reported missing after not arriving at her aunt's home on Tuesday. Her car and...
Florida residents spent over $315 million buying property in NYC
Not very long ago, real estate analyses showed New York residents flocking to Florida. Now, like baggy jeans, vinyl turntables and the Dodge Challenger, that trend apparently is being reversed. According to a study by PropertyShark, a real estate database and research tool used by investors, brokers and appraisers, those...
Northeast Florida unemployment rises to post-pandemic high
Jacksonville’s unemployment rose in July to its highest level since the coronavirus pandemic. The jobless rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties rose from 3.6% in June to 3.8% last month, the Florida Department of Commerce reported Aug.16. That’s the highest...
Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary
Fla. — An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election clerks inFlorida to correct the record ahead of next week’s state primary. Clerks in Collier and Escambia counties, home to Naples and Pensacola, are reassuring voters that the warning...
SpaceKids Global announces 2024 Press Squad winners
Florida-based nonprofit SpaceKids Global helps educate and inspire students to learn more about STEAM topics: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. Much of the education centers around space exploration. The SpaceKids Press Squad Competition provides eight students with the opportunity to visit Blue Origin’s Rocket Park manufacturing facility, visit NASA’s...
“I thought I was going to die”, Florida man sentenced to 10 Years for Assault, Battery of S.C. woman
TRENTON, S.C. (WJBF) – On August 15th, Patrick Brennan Scriven, a 36-year-old man from Florida, pleaded guilty to Assault and Battery First Degree. A local judge sentenced Scriven to 10 years in prison. He is currently being transported to the South Carolina Department of Corrections to begin serving his sentence. The case originated in January […]
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