Jimmy Hewitt Jimmy Hewitt, an Orlando based businessman and driving force in securing the NBA Orlando Magic franchise, has died. Hewitt was an Orlando native and a high school basketball player who followed the game throughout his life. On December 22, 1986, the 10,000th season ticket (a condition of franchise award) was sold and the Magic became Read more about In Memoriam[…]
COVID-19 UPDATE On December 14th, the first Floridian to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination was 31-year-old Vanessa Arroyo, a nurse at Tampa General Hospital. Florida will initially receive 179,400 doses of this vaccine, with half of them going to 30 hospitals to be administered to high-contact, high-exposure health care workers. The remaining vaccines will go to CVS, Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Legislative candidates who won their seats in the House and Senate were sworn into office at the Capitol on November 17th. Members also voted to accept the revised rules for the 2020-22 term during the Organizational Session. Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-Spring Hill) announced the committee structure, leadership and membership for 2020-22. Here is a link to Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Florida’s general election results were certified by the Election Canvassing Commission on November 17th. Republican Ileana Garcia prevailed over Democrat incumbent Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez in Miami-Dade County by 32 votes, requiring a recount. There are now 24 republicans and 16 democrats in the Senate and 78 republicans and 42 democrats in the House of Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Appointments and Actions by Governor DeSantis: Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees Appointed were June Ann LeFors, Saint Augustine, an instructor for interpreter education as well as for the deaf and exceptional at the University of North Florida; and Christine Chapman, Saint Augustine, co-owner of All-American Air Conditioning and Heating. Florida Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]