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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024

Good Morning! On this day in 1939, the Florida Highway Patrol was formed. The Florida Legislature authorized the hire of 60 officers who were paid $1,500 a year.

Speaking of the Florida Highway Patrol, we congratulate the agency on its national competition win this week. Read about it in one of our Top Stories.

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New Rays Stadium Approved

Pinellas County City commissioners voted 5-2 in favor of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal on Tuesday, the last major hurdle for the $1.3 billion agreement for a new 30,000-seat stadium.

The deal has St. Pete contributing $312.5 million, Pinellas County another $287.5 million, and the Rays and the developer paying the remainder of at least $700 million.

In addition to a new ballpark for the Rays, plans include a supermarket, affordable housing, a new facility to house the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, green space, office and retail space, and a concert venue.

Boar's Head Recall Expands

Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat deli and meat products in Florida and around the country after the USDA linked the brand to a listeria outbreak.

The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names. It follows an earlier recall of more than 200,000 pounds of sliced deli poultry and meat.

The new items include meat intended to be sliced at delis, packaged meat like hot dogs, and poultry products sold in stores. See the full list here.

Consumers are advised to discard any recalled products or return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.

FHP Cruisers Named Best-Looking

For the second year in a row, the Florida Highway Patrol has won the America’s Best Looking Cruiser Competition, put on by the American Association of State Troopers.

The agency highlighted Florida’s Space Coast and was able to capture the winning photo of a cruiser in front of a rocket launch by partnering with Space Florida. See the winning photo here.

The competition started on July 15 and saw a record of 49 states participate. Each state rallied its citizens to cast their votes for a winner.

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South Florida

➤ Broward County: The school board gave employee Jessica Norton a 10-day suspension without pay on Tuesday for allowing her transgender child to play varsity girls’ volleyball in violation of state law. (See Details)

➤ Key West is listed as one of the five best places in the world to watch sunsets, according to a list released last week. (See List)

Central Florida

➤ Clearwater: The city is considering dropping Duke Energy and creating a utility service run by the city. The council will vote this week on whether to hire a consultant to look into the logistics of a switch. (More)

➤ Orange County: City commissioners voted Tuesday to offer a $3 million tourist-tax cash incentive to persuade the NFL to pick Orlando for a sixth time to host Pro Bowl Week after the 2024-25 season. (More)

North Florida

➤ Volusia County: Two new elementary schools will debut next week: Turie T. Small Elementary School in Daytona Beach and Tomoka Elementary School in Ormond Beach. (See Photos)

➤ St. Johns County: 12,000 free sandbags were given away to residents on Wednesday to help locals stay prepped as the height of hurricane season approaches. (Video)

The Panhandle

➤ Panama City Beach: Demolition crews began taking down the legendary Spinnaker Beach Club on Tuesday. The business has been closed since Hurricane Michael heavily damaged it in October 2018. (More)

➤ Tallahassee: Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for Loran Cole, 57, convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student. The execution is scheduled for Aug. 29 at Florida State Prison. (More)

➤ Delray Beach tennis star Coco Gauff lost Tuesday in the third round of women's singles play after a controversial decision. In doubles play, Gauff and her partner lost on Wednesday to a Czech team. (See Photo)

➤ The Miami Marlins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Wednesday with help from a two-run homer by third baseman Jake Burger. (See Video)

➤ The Florida Panthers took the Stanley Cup skateboarding in the next stop of their Stanley Cup celebration. The team posed by the trophy while a skateboarder jumped over the trophy. (See Video)

Yesterday's results: MLB

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➤ Dania Beach-based Spirit Airlines announced on Tuesday a move into the upscale travel market with a new menu of premium seating starting in August. (More)

➤ Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the largest fuel provider for the transportation market, announced the opening of its Davenport station on Wednesday, offering renewable natural gas fueling. (More)

➤ Daiso, a leading Japanese variety chain known as a 100-yen store, signed a lease to open its first Florida-based store in the Northdale Promenade in Tampa. (More)

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➤ This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the hit movie Cocoon, shot in St. Petersburg. The movie won two Academy Awards and earned a sequel. (Video)

➤ Meanwhile, Florida’s lagging film industry questions if it can attract big-budget movies again. (More)

➤ A 35-foot cabin cruiser boat was engulfed in flames on Saturday about a mile off Beer Can Island in the middle of Tampa Bay. (Video)

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