The 57-year-old Dennis, who has led the church for 21 years, says he’s stepping down for health reasons, including recurrent back pain. Source: The Ledger
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Barnett Will Get Major Florida Child Advocacy Award
The Florida Children’s Week organization (link) presents Carol Jenkins Barnett its Chiles Advocacy Award Monday in Tallahassee. Source: Miami Herald
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Florida Man Puts Lakeland on Weird News List Again
Pulling a Prank on a busy roadway is no laughing matter. 21 yr old charged after staging breakfast in crosswalk https://t.co/O8DGDyzw1p pic.twitter.com/auYxeIJoKY — LakelandPD (@LakelandPD) March 24, 2017 A 21-year-old man told police he ate breakfast in a crosswalk at Memorial Boulevard and Brunnell Parkway as a prank, but they charged him with a misdemeanor after the incident was […]
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Ex-SEU Veep Brian Carroll Is Under Investigation, Lawyer Confirms
Source: The Ledger
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Two Publix Heirs Make Forbes Billionaires List
Carol Jenkins Barnett has made the list for six years running, and Howard Jenkins is on it for the second year in a row, The Orlando Sentinel reports. Forbes estimates Barnett’s “real time net worth” at $1.67 billion, compared with $1.72 billion when she entered the Forbes 400 in October. The magazine estimates Jenkins’ real time […]
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New Leader’s Focus: Marketing Magic D-League Team
Shelly Wilkes, the 36-year-old president of the Orlando Magic’s Lakeland affiliate, plans to market the team as an “entertainment experience.” Source: Business Observer