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SWFL contractor expands services, nears $50M in revenue
Key takeaway: Extreme Companies of Florida is on an eight-year growth tear, from painting to demolition to roofing. What started with one unit in 2016 now has four divisions, 200 employees and nearly $50 million in annual revenue. Core challenge: The uncertain economy makes projections and planning complicated for the...
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.
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