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› Introducing Florida peaches, smaller but proudly grown on Treasure Coast
Move over citrus. There's another fruit one Florida grower wants the world to know about. Where the pavement ends and the orchard begins, Adrian Morales has found his calling. "We enjoy what we do every day," he said. About six years ago, Morales began growing peaches. University of Florida scientists figured out how to grow them here. It was up to people like Morales to figure out how to market them.
› Osceola County hurt by pandemic offers tuition to graduates
After two years of a pandemic that battered the workforce of this tourism-dependent county in central Florida, leaders had a gift for departing high school graduates this month: free tuition at either the local community college or the county technical school. Osceola County commissioners announced earlier this year that they would set aside $12 million in federal COVID-19 funding to pay the tuition of any 2022 high school graduate who wanted to go to Valencia College or the county technical school.
› Carnival Cruise Line breaks ground on private Bahamas destination
After delays from both COVID and the recovery from Hurricane Dorian, Carnival Cruise Line has broken ground on a new private destination in the Bahamas. The new project for Grand Bahama Island, which will be located on the south side of the island, will be the first private destination dedicated to the cruise line in the Bahamas. Its construction, which had originally targeted mid-2020 after completing environmental assessments and permitting now commences two years later.
› Bradenton settles lawsuit over 160 million gallons in sewage spills since 2018
The city of Bradenton settled a lawsuit from environmental advocacy groups over an estimated 160 million gallons of sewage dumped into the Manatee River since 2018. The aging infrastructure at Bradenton's wastewater treatment facility has been overwhelmed by heavy rainfall on several occasions, causing raw and partially treated sewage to be diverted into the river.
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