Ryan NicolApril 5, 2019
4min503
Israel is fighting to return to his job as Broward County Sheriff.
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Ryan NicolApril 5, 2019
Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2019
11min518
On Friday, Florida’s Supreme Court upheld an Orange County charter amendment to make the county’s constitutional officers nonpartisan, a decision that could open partisan and nonpartisan debates in other counties. By a 4-3 vote, the court quashed a lower-court ruling that had kept Orange County’s elections partisan for the constitutional offices of sheriff, tax collector, […]
Scott PowersDecember 3, 2018
10min421
Orange County Mayor-elect and still-Sheriff Jerry Demings has made no announcements yet on any of the imminent changes the county’s government will undergo on matters ranging from his chief of staff to departmental reorganizations when he is sworn into office Tuesday. But that doesn’t mean he’s not looking ahead. He says he is looking far […]
Jim RosicaNovember 28, 2017
2min324
Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced he had ordered flags at half-staff to honor the late David Hobbs, Sheriff of Jefferson County in north Florida. Hobbs, who had cancer, died after being hospitalized Monday. He was 58. According to a news obituary in the Tallahassee Democrat, he was elected sheriff in 2004 after serving as a Florida Highway Patrol […]
Scott PowersJuly 7, 2017
7min389
After 36 years in law enforcement including stints as Orlando police chief, Orange County public safety director, and his current post as sheriff, Jerry Demings announced Friday he’s ready to take on the entire county as mayor, pledging public safety, smart growth, and “community bonding” as his platform. Demings, 58, joined his wife Democratic U.S. […]
Scott PowersJuly 6, 2017
3min380
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has made official the worst-kept secret of the year in Central Florida politics: that he’s running for mayor of Orange County. Yet Demings, a Democrat, hasn’t officially announced anything yet. He has, however, filed his paperwork, late Thursday, with the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, officially declaring his candidacy. […]
Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2016
3min197
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings Tuesday urged state officials to reconsider their decision to close community-based transition centers. Demings, a Democrat seeking re-election this fall, was responding to reports that the Florida Department of Corrections intends to close the Orlando Transition Center and others around that state, eliminating 688 community-based substance abuse treatment beds. “Research indicates […]
Staff ReportsJuly 29, 2016
1min251
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday appointed Tommy Ford as Bay County sheriff. Ford, 47, of Lynn Haven, has served in law enforcement for 22 years and currently is chief deputy of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. He got his bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He’ll serve […]
Scott PowersJuly 18, 2016
3min298
BusinessForce, the political action arm of Central Florida’s chambers of commerce, has voted unanimously to support all three proposed charter amendments Orange County voters will consider in the November election. Two of the amendments are the Orange County Charter Review Commission’s reaction to a recent judge’s ruling that threw out an earlier charter amendment, approved […]
Scott PowersMay 20, 2016
2min720
Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair has been arrested for felony perjury and removed from office. Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he was suspending Blair from office immediately and appointing Emery Gainey immediately to replace him as Marion County sheriff. On Thursday, a Marion County grand jury indicted Blair on two counts of perjury and […]