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Vote Now: Who will be Polk County's top high school football player for 2024?
Leading up to the Florida high school football regular season, The Ledger has highlighted some of the top players at each position in Polk County and selected the Super 16, the list of the top senior prospects in the county. So, among that group, who will be the best player in the county this fall? ...
City’s K-Bar Ranch Park Will Likely Include A Cricket Pitch
K-Bar Residents Also Offer Suggestions Regarding Traffic, Safety, Lighting & Natural Preservation. District 7 Tampa City Council member Luis Viera told a crowd of 50-60 people — most of whom were K-Bar Ranch residents — that he has been working to build a city park in K-Bar Ranch almost since the day he first took office in 2016.
Miami CFAR Celebrates 10 Years of Continuous State Funding
The state of Florida reaffirmed its commitment to the Miami Center for AIDS Research with a $1 million check presented by State Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia. Since 2014, the HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases Institute (HEIDI) and the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at...
Teacher vacancy numbers lower than FEA reports, FL Department of Education says
Opening day teacher vacancies dropped by 13.3% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the Florida Department of Education. A news release from the department did not include the total number of vacancies, nor did officials respond to a request for the number. A year ago, the department reported 4,776 teacher vacancies. By reducing that […]
Governors of battleground states encourage Florida delegates at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO – The state of Florida is showing how important it is already at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, according to our partners at WJXT. Numerous national political heavyweights addressed Florida delegates Monday morning during the first of four Florida delegation breakfasts hosted by state Party Chair Nikki Fried.
Oklahoma Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Florida Produce Grower
If you can remember back in May, there was a salmonella outbreak across the country. It has been traced back to a pair of produce growers in Florida who used untreated canal water to irrigate a crop of cucumbers. Oklahoma was included in the list of affected states. As much...
Florida recreational marijuana ballot measure: Sides fired up over pot smell issue
A squabble over stench is escalating tensions between the campaign against Florida's recreational marijuana ballot measure and one of its backers, an influential Republican state lawmaker who is allied with former President Donald Trump. Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota, a former Republican Party of Florida chair, recently announced his support of the...
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