Jacob OglesNovember 13, 2023
8min0
Clearing roads that aren't county maintained remains a challenge for some communities months after the storm.
Tag: Hamilton CountyCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Jacob OglesNovember 13, 2023
Anne GeggisAugust 31, 2023
6min0
No hug needed: President Joe Biden declares Hurricane Idalia a major disaster.
Anne GeggisOctober 7, 2022
5min0
Is this another sign of Republicans' state dominance?
Tristan WoodApril 20, 2022
5min0
The whistleblower claims publishers offered free or reduced prices to larger school districts that were not offered to rural areas.
Gray RohrerApril 5, 2022
4min0
'I usually don’t come empty handed. DeSanta Claus is coming to town.'
Scott PowersAugust 2, 2021
5min1885
Vaccinations are picking up again in Florida, but not everywhere.
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018
3min295
Those who want to watch the ballots trickle in minute-to-minute on Election Day can do so with a little knowhow, but that real-time data is lacking numbers from more than a dozen counties, including some of the most reliably Democratic ones in the state. The thirteen counties lagging: DeSoto, Hamilton, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lake, Miami-Dade, Nassau, […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2017
5min468
An appellate court on Tuesday unanimously reversed state regulators in favor of a ragtag north Florida horse track looking to become a “first-class (gambling) facility.” The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering last year rejected an administrative law judge’s tossing out of the state’s complaint that Hamilton Downs ran “flag drop” races contrary to […]
Jim RosicaMay 27, 2016
4min566
Despite “nothing about Hamilton Downs (being) real in terms of racetrack standards,” an administrative law judge nonetheless sided with the north Florida horse track, tossing out the state’s complaint that the track ran “flag drop” races contrary to its license. Administrative Law Judge E. Gary Early submitted his recommended order on Thursday, dismissing the action by state pari-mutuel regulators. […]
Associated PressDecember 1, 2015
1min295
The Florida Supreme Court is taking up a long-running legal dispute that could result in slot machines being added at dog and horse tracks across the state. The 1st District Court of Appeal in early October ruled that slot machines couldn’t be installed at a facility west of Tallahassee. But the decision was unusual because […]