FDLE’s Genetic Genealogy Investigations program is one year old this month. During that time, four suspects have been identified using the power of genetic genealogy, solving cases that are more than a decade old. [Read more…] about FDLE Genetic Genealogy Investigations program solves cold cases in first year
Government
Crop Insurance Deadlines Near in Florida
Avocado, Blueberry, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage and
Apiculture Producers Need to Make Insurance Decisions Soon
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (USDA RMA) are reminding Florida avocado, blueberry, pasture, rangeland, and forage (PRF) and apiculture producers that deadlines to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year are quickly approaching. [Read more…] about Crop Insurance Deadlines Near in Florida
PSC Customer Meeting for Lakeside Waterworks, Inc.
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) invites customers of Lakeside Waterworks, Inc. (Lakeside) to a customer meeting on Wednesday, October 16, to discuss the utility’s petition for a rate change. [Read more…] about PSC Customer Meeting for Lakeside Waterworks, Inc.
District Five Tentative Five-Year Work Program Public Hearing
From Monday, Oct. 21 through Friday, Oct. 25 the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a week-long virtual public hearing on its Tentative Five-Year Work Program for Fiscal Years 2020/2021 through 2024/2025. [Read more…] about District Five Tentative Five-Year Work Program Public Hearing
North Fort Myers Couple Sentenced for Advance Fee for Loan Scam
The Florida Office of Financial Regulation today announced that Barry Vigoda has been sentenced to more than two years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, for his role in a fraudulent advance fee for loan scheme after a plea of “no contest.” [Read more…] about North Fort Myers Couple Sentenced for Advance Fee for Loan Scam
President Galvano Appoints Senator Ben Albritton to the Southern States Energy Board
Senator Debbie Mayfield to serve as alternate Florida Member
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) today announced the appointment of Senator Ben Albritton (R-Wauchula), Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, as a Florida Member of the Southern States Energy Board. [Read more…] about President Galvano Appoints Senator Ben Albritton to the Southern States Energy Board
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces FDEM has Awarded More Than $1 Billion for Hurricane Recovery Since January 8
Governor Ron DeSantis today announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has crossed the billion-dollar mark in hurricane recovery funding since January 8. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Announces FDEM has Awarded More Than $1 Billion for Hurricane Recovery Since January 8
Nighttime Lane Closures Planned on S.R. 46
As Part of Building the Wekiva Parkway
Crews are scheduled at night from Sunday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. 18, and from Sunday, Oct. 20, through Friday, Oct. 25, to conduct single lane closures on State Road (S.R.) 46 between Orange Boulevard and Wayside Drive/Oregon Street. [Read more…] about Nighttime Lane Closures Planned on S.R. 46
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces All 28 Florida Colleges Support the Last Mile College Completion Program
Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education and the Florida College System today announced that all 28 Florida Colleges support the Last Mile College Completion Program and are voluntarily providing scholarships to eligible students using existing resources before receiving funding from the Legislature. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Announces All 28 Florida Colleges Support the Last Mile College Completion Program
Nighttime Lane Closures on I-75 Near S.R. 326 and C.R. 318
Those traveling Interstate 75 (I-75) through Marion County at night during the week of October 14, should be alert to single and double lane closures both north and southbound in the area of State Road (S.R.) 326 (Exit 358), which is just north of Ocala. [Read more…] about Nighttime Lane Closures on I-75 Near S.R. 326 and C.R. 318
