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Seminole Dems to rally, but need to import elected speakers
Central Florida Political Pulse
Apr 27TheSeminole County Democratic Executive Committee plans a big dance-themed dinner rally Saturday to kick off Democrats’ election campaigns there this year with an impressive list of speakers — but none actually from Seminole County, where elected Democ... »
Fleeing DUI suspect: 'I had the runs, I had to go'
FloriDUH
Apr 26Barnard W. Cato III fled the scene of an accident after his car crashed into another vehicle and newspaper boxes at about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, reports The Gainesville Sun. The 29-year-old Gainesville man ran towards a nearby Walmart where he was found... »
Victim's neighbor charged with theft after leaving stolen items in driveway
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Apr 26A Gainesville man had more than $2,000 worth of tools and an antique rocking chair stolen from a shed in his fenced-in back yard, reports The Gainesville Sun. So he reportedly went to visit a neighbor, Bernadette D. Tokoly, 55, to see if she noticed an... »
George LeMieux announces county grassroots coordinators in GOP US Senate race
Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse
Apr 24GOP U.S. Senate candidate George LeMieux announced his team of county-level grassroots coordinators today including Jerry Buchanan and Ron Janssen in Orange County. LeMieux appointed Deborah Cox-Roush as Honorary Grassroots chair. “Our team is the bac... »
Middle School Students Face Off in Math Competition
Wcjb News Feed
Feb 03Imagine math being your favorite subject in school...and you can solve complex problems in 30 seconds. That can be done if you're a mathlete. The 29th annual Math Counts Competition took place Friday. Nine schools from Alachua and surrounding counties ... »
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UF Professor Wins National Award for Flu Vaccination Efforts
Capital Soup
Apr 27GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, has selected Dr. Parker Small, a University of Florida emeritus professor of pediatrics, as the state’s first “Children’s Immunization Champion” for his leadership in a highly ... »
Seminole Dems to rally, but need to import elected speakers
Central Florida Political Pulse
Apr 27TheSeminole County Democratic Executive Committee plans a big dance-themed dinner rally Saturday to kick off Democrats’ election campaigns there this year with an impressive list of speakers — but none actually from Seminole County, where elected Democ... »
George LeMieux announces county grassroots coordinators in GOP US Senate race
Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse
Apr 24GOP U.S. Senate candidate George LeMieux announced his team of county-level grassroots coordinators today including Jerry Buchanan and Ron Janssen in Orange County. LeMieux appointed Deborah Cox-Roush as Honorary Grassroots chair. “Our team is the bac... »
Respiratory Disease Hits Several States Including Florida
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Apr 18-The Florida Department of Health recommends protecting yourself and others from whooping cough- TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Health (DOH) advises parents, childcare workers and healthcare providers to verify the children they care for are p... »
Governor Rick Scott Appoints Virginia Johns to Governing Board, Suwannee River Water Management District
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Mar 01Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Virginia Hipp Johns to the lay member seat on the Governing Board, Suwannee River Water Management District. Johns, 57, of Alachua, is the president of John Hipp Construction. ... »