From segregation to the Polk County bench: Judge Timothy Coon's journey
Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.
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Edwardsville's Jane Gockel Achieves President’s List Honor at FGCU
EDWARDSVILLE - Jane Gockel, an Edwardsville native, has received a President’s List honor at Florida Gulf Coast University for the 224 fall semester.Florida ...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis refers to Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" in winter storm order
TALLAHASSEE — After President Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea. In an order he issued ...
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Icy roads pose dangerous threat in wake of massive winter storm that paralyzed Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow
A major winter storm slammed the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, blanketing parts of ... Multiple locations in Florida recorded enough snow to preliminarily shatter the state’s all-time snowfall record ...
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Judi Dench says she can no longer leave home alone due to deteriorating eyesight
Dame Judi Dench has revealed she can no longer leave her house alone due to her deteriorating eyesight. The 90-year-old actress has macular degeneration, a condition which leads to a gradual loss ...
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Worst winter storm in over 120 years for Gulf Coast States, why and how much snow
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Widespread snow covered most of Gulf Coast states earlier this week ... Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas. Looking at specific cities in each state, notice that ...
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Judi Dench says she can't attend events alone as she ‘has no eyesight’ and ‘will fall over’
Oscar-winning actor Judi Dench, who turned 90 on December 9, 2024, recently shared an update on her worsening eyesight during a conversation with Trinny Woodall on her Fearless podcast.
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Gulf Coast sees rare snow, but where’s Portland’s winter weather?
(KOIN) — An extremely rare blast of winter snow has found its way into places like Louisiana and Florida on Tuesday ... the Pacific Ocean and the West Coast. This area of high pressure is ...
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Snow gives Gulf Coast “white beaches” a new meaning
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On Wednesday morning, white beaches had a new meaning. After a winter storm came through the panhandle, snow and shells met on the Panama City Beaches.
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‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change may be more complicated than just updating a map
TALLAHASSEE — After President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea. In an order he ...
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Rare Gulf Coast Winter Storm Breaks Snow Records—Here’s Where And The Areas That Could See More Snowfall
Snowfall records were broken this week in the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana when an unprecedented winter storm slammed the region, leading to closures, travel ...
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On this island, pride and history shape reactions to Trump’s Gulf of America order
President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico has left residents along the Gulf Coast sharply ... a symbolic impact, said University of Florida geography professor ...