Escambia and St. Johns Counties are celebrating unique anniversaries in July. The counties were established by ordinance on July 21, 1821 by Provisional Governor Andrew Jackson in what is now Plaza Ferdinand in Pensacola. Considered Florida’s original counties, they covered the entire territory within modern state boundaries. The Suwannee River was the border between Escambia Read more about Escambia and St. Johns County Anniversary[…]
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS The budget includes $305,000 annually to provide college or trade school scholarships for descendants of a 1920 mob attack on black Ocoee residents through the Randolph Bracy Ocoee Scholarship Program. Almost 60 African Americans were killed during the attack, which happened after Mose Norman, an African-American unable to pay a poll tax, was Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
SCALLOP SEASON Scallop season has officially begun in state waters from the Fenholloway River in the south to the Suwannee River in the north. For more information on scallop season dates in other state waters and bag limits, go here. HOG HUNTING The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is encouraging hunters to contemplate wild Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Summer is just around the corner and Floridians are ready to travel, especially after a year experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. Which makes us think about the time when automobiles were the exception in our modes of travel. It was back in 1905 that Florida passed its vehicle registration law. The fee was $2.00 and, in return, the Read more about In Closing[…]
REBUILD FLORIDA MITIGATION GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM $148 million has been awarded to communities through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The program allows local governments to develop large-scale infrastructure projects to make communities more resilient to future disasters. To see the communities who were awarded funds, go here. HURRICANE Read more about Issues of Interest[…]