Last week, eight players of Florida Lottery scratch-off tickets claimed a whopping $13,000,000 in jackpots with five of the eight winners, playing the new $50 500 The Cash game. On Tuesday, Guman Redoy, 57, of St. Joseph, Trinidad, claimed a $5 million top prize from…
As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, you can make mom feel special in any number of ways: Some of your options include fixing her breakfast, taking her out for dinner, and/or buying her flowers or a plant. Mother’s Day is May 8, and flora make for…
Florida blueberry season is in full swing from the beginning of March through early May. With approximately 20 million pounds of blueberries being produced this year, farmers are kept busy with production, harvesting, and shipping. Over the past 20 years, the state’s blueberry industry has…
Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved 10 land and conservation easement acquisitions to protect Florida’s natural environment. The properties, totaling more than 17,000 acres, will be managed and monitored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
March brings the start of Florida’s blueberry production, harvest and shipping season. The state’s blueberry industry has grown rapidly in the past 20 years. Today, Florida farmers grow more than 5,200 acres of blueberries, producing about 20 million pounds. Dating back to the 1950s, with…
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet next week are expected to consider nearly $40 million in land deals that would help keep more than 17,000 acres from future development. Targeted sites range from 2.85 acres of hardwood hammocks in the Florida Keys to 932…
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Free Press continues its “Sex Felons Special Report” covering sexual offenders and predators located within one mile of a college or university campus or off-site location. Earlier sex felon reports can be found on Hillsborough Community College, University of South…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested 10 people for DUI during its St. Patrick’s Day impaired driving crackdown. Operation Shamrock was a county-wide effort to crackdown on impaired driving on March 17, 2022. A total of 106 traffic stops were conducted to ensure that drivers…
TAMPA, FL. – Just in time for spring break, Tom Brady emerged from his winter break to reveal he will return to the Buccaneers for the 2022 season. Brady’s announcement on social media Sunday night naturally dominated the news cycle. The beginning of spring training?…
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – The Free Press continues its “Sex Felons Special Report” covering sexual offenders and predators located within one mile of a college or university campus or off-site location. The first college whose statistics we reviewed was Hillsborough Community College, with thirteen campuses, offices,…