Jerod Gross Wins County Commissioner District 1 In Primary Election
DeSoto County 2024 Primary Election ResultsAugust 20, 2024
Last Updated 8/21/2024 10:50:01 AMActive Eligible Voters 19,434
Unofficial Voter Turnout 3,473
Percent Turnout 17.87%
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New Laws Go Into Effect July 1, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis has been actively signing numerous bills passed during this year’s legislative session in recent months.Starting Monday, over 150 bills signed by the governor will come into effect.One highly debated measure, the law prohibiting children under 14 in Florida from having social...
‘Move Over’ Law Expands January 1 To Include Disabled Vehicles
MOVE OVER Law update requires motorists to move over for ALL disabled vehicles stopped on the side of the road displaying warning/emergency/hazard lights, emergency flares, or emergency signage ~TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), its division of...
DeSoto County STORM DEBRIS DEADLINE: JAN 1, 2023
he deadline for residents to move eligible storm debris to the Right-of-Way for pick up will be January 1st. No additional debris...
DeSoto County STORM DEBRIS DEADLINE: JAN 1, 2023
DeSoto County STORM DEBRIS DEADLINE: JAN 1, 2023The deadline for residents to move eligible storm...
Florida Announces Five Sales Tax Holidays Beginning July 1, 2022
Tallahassee, Fla. - Consumers can purchase qualifying items exempt from tax during five sales tax holidays and exemption periods that begin on Friday, July 1, 2022. The exemptions apply to both in-store and online purchases."With rising inflation affecting the cost of everything from daily necessities...
Arcadia Man Wins $1 Million Top Prize On Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket
ARCADIA, Fla. – An Arcadia man has claimed a $1 million top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. The Florida lottery officials announced the lucky winner last Friday.50-year-old Carl Layport is the lucky winner buying his winning ticket from a Circle K gas station...
Desperation as quake, tsunami death toll passes 1,200 mark
PALU, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities were still desperately working on Tuesday to get food and other aid to victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck last Friday. Drone video has revealed the widespread destruction from the twin natural disasters, and the confirmed...
U.S. promises to send aid to Indonesia after 1,400 killed in earthquake and tsunami
ALU, Indonesia — Food and supplies are trickling into Indonesia as the official death toll from last week's earthquake and tsunami has now topped 1,400 people.In Palu, the situation is increasingly desperate, but 17 countries including the U.S. have promised to send aid. The...
Get paid $1,300 to watch 13 Stephen King movies before Halloween
A company is offering $1,300 to watch 13 movies based on Stephen King's classic novels before Halloween comes around. USDish launched the spooky competition online ahead of the release of "It: Chapter 2" and "Doctor Sleep."According to its website, USDish is looking for...
