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Pinellas school board race draws complaint over ad featuring DeSantis
A Pinellas County School Board member seeking re-election alleges Republican leaders crossed legal boundaries in campaign ads that endorse her challenger. In a complaint to the Florida Elections Commission, Eileen Long says mailers and texts in support of opponent Erika Picard violate a state law that says candidates cannot be identified by their party in non-partisan races.
As primary nears, Stanley Campbell lays out his case for Senate Dem nomination
Tech entrepreneur and former Naval pilot Stanley Campbell campaigned in South St. Petersburg on Tuesday night, telling a group of Baptist ministers that he intends to stun the Florida political world next week and capture the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. “I am a real solid candidate. I’m going to win the nomination, and I’m […]
False text message stirs election concerns in Northwest Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Thousands of voters in Northwest Florida have already cast early ballots for next week's Florida primaries. But a text message that's been circulating is raising concerns for some poll workers and voters. The message claims poll workers have been putting marks on voters' ballots to disqualify them...
Fruitland Park man arrested after alleged brawl with brother
A Fruitland Park man was arrested after an alleged brawl with his brother. Officers were called Monday morning to a home in Fruitland Park after 20-year-old Michael Richard Gough Jr. allegedly punched his brother in the jaw and lip, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department.
Clear the Shelters Event Set for August 24
The 10th Annual Clear the Shelters is this year and Sumter County Animal Services will have a big Clear the Shelters Adoption Event on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wildwood Community Center at 6500 Powell Rd, Wildwood. Clear the Shelters is an annual event cosponsored by NBC Universal and Telemundo.
Bushnell woman’s pit bulls got so hungry they desperately ate paper
A Sumter County jury has found a woman guilty of animal cruelty after her starving pit bulls became so desperately hungry that they ate paper. Jurors found 35-year-old Amy Michelle Parrish, of Bushnell, guilty on Tuesday of three counts of animal cruelty. She has been sentenced to 180 days in jail.
Nesta rebukes Nelson for moving public comments and turning off the live feed at Apopka City Council meeting
Once again, the City of Apopka is under duress, with the blatant abuse of "power" and absolute violation of policy, procedures, and laws topped off by the all-too-familiar unhinged behavior of the current censured Mayor, Bryan Nelson. Bryan Nelson was censured on August 2nd, 2023, for lying to the City...
Fall Gardening highlights September classes at UF/IFAS
UF/IFAS Extension Orange County provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media in the areas of family life, youth development, natural resources, horticulture, and agriculture. Current September classes/events are listed below and on its events calendar. First Time Homebuyer Workshop - ENGLISH 9/6 &...
Tobia put on leave from teaching job amid claims he used county staff to grade papers
Brevard County Commissioner John Tobia has been placed on paid administrative leave amid allegations that he used county staff to help grade papers and perform other course-related work for his teaching job at Valencia College, a school official said Wednesday. The claims came to light during a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation into misconduct allegations against Tobia raised by a former staffer. No charges were filed and the case was closed. ...
Drunk driver gets life in prison for running family off Ocala roadway, killing mother and daughter
A South Florida man who was driving at nearly three times the legal blood alcohol content limit on U.S. Hwy 441 in Ocala on Thanksgiving Day in 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison for causing a fatal accident that claimed the lives of a mother and her daughter.
'Share our abundance': Central Florida nonprofit stocks low-income homes with food, more
APOPKA, Fla. — There's a Bible story from the Book of Matthew where Jesus takes five loaves of bread and two fish to feed thousands of people. This concept of only having a little bit but still accomplishing a lot inspired the nonprofit Loaves & Fishes to feed low-income households in the nine ZIP codes in and around Apopka.
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