COUNTY 

Wear TV 

Okaloosa County and CCA Florida partner up to enhance redfish population 

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — – Destin-Fort Walton Beach and the Coastal Conservation Association Florida released 30,000 juvenile redfish into the Choctawhatchee Bay at Lion’s Park in Niceville on Tuesday. 

 

ABC Action News 

Hillsborough County leaders consider dedicating more funding to storm relief 

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — On Wednesday, Hillsborough County leaders will discuss dedicating more funding to helping people recover from the back-to-back hurricanes. 

 

Pensacola News Journal  

Santa Rosa County to embark on restoration of Navarre Beach 

In his two years as a Santa Rosa County Commissioner, Ray Eddington has been a lot of places and seen a lot of things. 

 

WESH 

Orange County mayor questions use of taxpayer money in new elections supervisor scholarship fund 

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Should surplus money from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections be used for a new college scholarship fund? 

 

My News 13 

Brevard considers becoming ‘Bill of Rights Sanctuary’ 

VIERA, Fla. — Commissioners in Brevard County voted Tuesday to move forward with the proposal to name the community a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County. 

 

Alachua Chronicle 

Chestnut selected as Chair of the Alachua County Commission 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Alachua County Commission has selected Chuck Chestnut as the Chair and Ken Cornell as the Vice Chair for the next year. 

 

HURRICANE SEASON 

Tampa Bay Times 

Florida to be threatened by likely hurricane next week, forecasters say 

The National Hurricane Center expects the season’s next tropical depression or storm to form in the Caribbean soon, and forecast models predict it will intensify into a hurricane and threaten Florida next week. 

 

FEDERAL 

Orlando Weekly 

Trump taps Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for Sec of State; will DeSantis take Rubio’s seat in Senate?  

When he returns from a trade mission to Italy, Gov. Ron DeSantis likely will face decisions about picking a successor to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and setting a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz.