DeSantis announces emergency road and bridge repairs to Pine Island completed ahead of schedule
Access Restored to Pine Island in less than three days
Marion sheriff's office seeking kidnapping suspect
Robby Douglas
Wed, 10/05/2022 - 14:30
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is seeking any information from the public that can help to identify and locate a male suspect in an attempted kidnapping case.
On Thursday, September 22, at around 9:30 a.m., MCSO deputies responded to a report of an attempted abduction. The juvenile victim told the deputies that a man tried to force her into his vehicle while she was at a bus stop in the 14000 block of 202nd Terrace in Umatilla.
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CF speaker recalls Rosewood 100 years later
OCALA, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2022) — January 1, 2023, will mark the 100th anniversary of the Rosewood massacre, in which at least five Black residents of the small Levy County community died.
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the College of Central Florida will host Lizzie Robinson Jenkins, founder of the Real Rosewood Foundation, who will recount her family’s stories of the massacre. The community is invited to this free presentation at 6:30 p.m. in the Ewers Century Center, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala.
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First Lady Casey DeSantis activates Florida Disaster Fund to support communities impacted by Hurricane Ian
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) – First Lady Casey DeSantis on Wednesday announced that Volunteer Florida has activated the Florida Disaster Fund to enable people to donate directly to those affected by Hurricane Ian.
District FY 2023 budget funds water resources projects
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Wed, 09/21/2022 - 12:37
On Tuesday, the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (District) Governing Board adopted a $211.7 million budget for fiscal year (FY) 2023, including approximately $90.6 million for the Cooperative Funding Initiative and District grants for water resources projects.
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Warm Mineral Springs habitat restoration will improve manatee habitat
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), with the support of several partner organizations, has begun a habitat restoration project