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Reaction to Nick Saban Returning the Florida State Seminoles
Nick Saban is one of the greatest football coaches we’ve ever seen. He took the University of Alabama football team and created a dynasty that we may never see again. His persona was instilled in his players—they were tough, disciplined, and winners. When Saban announced his retirement last year, it took the college football world by storm. While some anticipated the move, when a legend retires, it hits hard.
Veterans Making a Difference: Carmen Reynolds of Navarre
NAVARRE, Fla. -- It's hard to know where to begin when describing Carmen Reynolds. She has done so many things, gone to so many places, and embarked on so many missions in and out of the military. She came from military stock -- her dad a Vietnam veteran who was...
Billionaire Larry Ellison buys Florida resort. Here's a look at his other hotels
Multi-billionaire Larry Ellison, who made his fortune in the software industry by co-founding Oracle, also has dipped his hands into the hospitality industry with the purchase of several resort and hotel properties in Hawaii, California and Nevada. His most recent hotel buy was a Florida whopper. In early August, he paid a recorded $277.4 million for the 300-plus-room, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, a luxury beachfront property in the wealthy town south of...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to appear in Florida next week
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will be on the Florida ballot in November, and she’ll be in the state to make a couple of appearances next week. Stein will be in Tampa on Sept. 3 to attend the opening day of the federal trial of Omali Yeshitela and two other members of the International […]
3 Florida Men Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Three Florida men have pleaded guilty to running a tax fraud scheme called the “Note Program.”. Christopher Johnson of Orlando and Jasen Harvey of Tampa pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States through the scheme, in which the two “prepared tax returns for clients that claimed large nonexistent income tax withholdings had been paid to the IRS, and sought large refunds based on those purported withholdings,” according to the Department of Justice.
Florida wildlife officials seek federal permit to plant seagrass off Samsons Island
Florida wildlife officials plan to spend $1.7 million in federal money to plant back more than seven acres of seagrass along Samsons Island in Satellite Beach. But they also will cover more than an acre of the Banana River Lagoon with limestone boulders to blunt waves, and with 165 cages to thwart hungry manatees and other grazers, to give the seagrass a fighting chance. Because of global warming, like many islands in the Indian River Lagoon,...
Florida Department of Health to offer credit monitoring to victims of major cyberattack
The breach resulted in a hacker group releasing over 20,000 data files containing sensitive health information of Florida residents, including Social Security numbers, banking information, and medical histories.
High school football in Bay County: Complete coverage from the 2024 season
High school football season is here. This page will serve as the hub for all Bay County football content throughout the 2024 season in and around Panama City. You will find links to all the offseason, preseason and regular season videos, photo galleries and stories, including previews, feature stories and weekly roundups....
Holmes County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Arrests Elizabeth Amari for Methamphetamine, Etc.
On August 22, 2024, a deputy with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) encountered a female riding a bicycle in Esto. The individual was identified as Elizabeth Amari, who informed the deputy that she had an outstanding warrant from Gainesville. A computer check confirmed that Amari had an active...
Florida parks initiative draws criticism, planned protests
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans to enhance state park facilities, sparking varied reactions and planned protests. Most weekends the LeMaitre family packs up their van and heads to a state park for hiking, kayaking and unwinding. "We homeschool so we're flexible," said mother Catalina LeMaitre. LeMaitre will join dozens of other demonstrators Tuesday at Oleta River State Park in North Miami Beach to protest the state's plan to expand facilities there and 8 other states. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection last week announced what it has dubbed a "Great Outdoors Initiative" aimed at expanding public access to state...
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