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Older Driver Safety Awareness Webinar December 2
Working Together for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week 2024
Join the Florida Department of Transportation on December 2-6, 2024, as we observe Older Driver Safety Awareness Week! Safe Mobility for Life is dedicated to helping Floridians stay mobile and independent. Did you know that by 2045, one in four drivers in the U.S. will be 65 or older? Proactive planning today can make all the difference for safe mobility tomorrow.
As part of this important week, we invite you to join Safe Mobility for Life's Working Together Webinar on Thursday, December 5, at 2 PM EST. This interactive session will bring together stakeholders and advocates to explore strategies for achieving ZERO traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
Together, we will focus on supporting older adults to be proactive about safe driving, ensuring mobility and safety for all. Your participation will help us promote safe mobility for life while celebrating this national initiative.
Date: Thursday, December 5
Time: 2:00 PM EST
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Darius Redd Sentenced To Prison In Drug Trial
LaBelle (November 21, 2024) -- Darius Jamarcus Redd was adjudicated guilty and sentenced, to a total of 204 months in prison, followed by 24 months of community control, followed by 120 months of probation, for drug trafficking cases. He was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.
In May, the defendant was convicted of Trafficking in Phenethylamines -- 10 grams or more, Unlawful Use of a Two-way Communication Device, Sale of a Controlled Substance within 1,000 ft. of a Public Park, and Possession of Transportation Paraphernalia, following a trial in Hendry County.
Sentencing was for that case as well as a second drug case from 2022 and for violating probation in two previous drug cases.
Assistant State Attorneys Kyle Bermingham and Haylie Gutierrez handled the entire prosecution.
The Hendry County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Unit arrested Redd, known on the street as "DRedd," following an extensive undercover operation targeting illicit narcotics sales in the Clewiston area in 2022.
The defendant sold the drug "Molly," also known as "MDMA," twice while under surveillance. He sold the drugs from his vehicle, parked near an apartment complex. The complex is located near a county park, which led to the additional charge.
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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Truck Driver Arrested In Fatal Hit And Run Crash On US 27
MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- After an exhaustive criminal investigation, the Florida Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Unit solved a hit and run fatal crash that occurred on 9/21/24 on US 27 and Boar Hammock Ranch Road in Glades County.
State Troopers identified Vehicle 1 as a 2022 Peterbilt Semi Truck with Trailer and on 11/20/24 arrested Driver 1 (Kimaini Jharon Holmes, age 35 of Ocala) for Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Death and booked him into the Glades County Jail.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
James Lee Powell Dies At 59
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of James Lee Powell "Lee", of Clewiston on Friday November 8, 2024, at the age of 59. He was born November 1, 1965, in Pahokee, FL. He was the beloved son of Edward and Janet Powell.
Lee, as he was affectionately known, was a shining light in the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing him. His passing has left a void in the hearts of his family, friends, and many more whose lives were touched by him. We ask that you remember him not for the way his life ended, but for the way it was lived, and for the profound impact it had on the lives of those who had the pleasure of knowing him.
Lee will be forever remembered by his wife of 39 years, Vickie; his children, Alex, and Jenna; his fur babies; and numerous other family members and friends. Lee had many interest but his love for dirt track racing trumped them all. If he wasn't at home with his family, he could be found at a race track.
Services will be held at Akin-Davis funeral home in Clewiston, FL, Friday November 22, 2024 from 5 - 7 pm.
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$85 Million In Gifts To Southwest Florida Organizations
NAPLES, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2024) -- Tom Golisano, entrepreneur, the founder of Paychex, philanthropist, and civic leader, announced on Nov. 19, 2024, his second series of major gifts totaling $85 million to 41 nonprofit organizations across Southwest Florida.
The awards, which range from $150,000 to $10 million each, are being made to a diverse range of causes, all of which are meaningful to Mr. Golisano. They span healthcare, education, intellectual and developmental disabilities, other critical community needs and animal welfare. The gifts will be paid over four to five years, are unrestricted and may be used at each organization's discretion.
Tom Golisano--entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader--is the founder of Paychex, Inc., the nation's largest human resource company for small to medium-sized businesses, providing integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, benefits, human resources, and insurance services for more than 745,000 clients in the U.S. and Europe.
Health - 2 Organizations - $15 Million
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida - $10,000,000
Naples Comprehensive Health - $5,000,000
Education - 2 Organizations - $13 Million
Ave Maria University - $10,000,000
Guadalupe Center - $3,000,000
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) - 12 Organizations - $32 Million
Best Buddies Southwest Florida - $1,000,000
Beyond the Spectrum, Inc. $1,000,000
Easterseals Southwest Florida - $5,000,000
Family Initiative - $5,000,000
Purradise Gardens - $150,000
Shy Wolf Sanctuary - $150,000
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