“I can’t really put a finger on one specific song, but I know that his heart came through. He was saying things that we were feeling,” said longtime Tom Petty fan Vivi Cullens at opening night of the festival in Gainesville honoring the rock & roll great.
Florida shipped 85 pallets of donated items to Israel including medical supplies, clothing, hygiene products and children’s toys.
Five men who thought they were traveling to meet with a child were met by undercover authorities instead.
The McIntosh 1890s Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary today with vibrant booths, rustic music, a lively atmosphere and a massive crowd of attendees.
Leslie Garrison and her husband had just finished replacing drywall in their Pinwheel Drive home after 14.5 inches of floodwater from Hurricane Idalia when a tornado leveled even more damage Thursday morning.
“We’re going to be okay. We’re tough. We’re strong,” said Crystal River Mayor Joe Meek.
“I just heard people screaming. I heard loud noises. I heard stomping like a stampede,” said UF student journalist Nick VanZandt who was covering the vigil for class when the chaos broke out.
UFPD says five people were injured in the crowd rush and that there was no malicious intent behind the incident.
To celebrate fundraising over $10,000 in this year’s Give4Marion campaign, ELCMC officials pledged to muck a horse stall in formal attire in partnership with Stirrups ‘n Strides, another local nonprofit.
The drug ‘tianeptine’ is sold at gas stations, convenience stores, smoke shops and online.