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Teens honored for academics, leadership in school, community.

Staff, students, family, and friends all came together in Sebring Sunday to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2023. This year’s graduating class was comprised of 28 students, with four co-valedictorians. The procession was led by Junior Marshals Robert Helmick, Jonathan Billingsley, Blake Thomas, and Velicity Twaddle. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)

Venice residents checked on the damage from Hurricane Ian Thursday.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday it had made an arrest in the case of several stolen catalytic converters in Efland.

I call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up. and some of the things youre subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-mutilation, those type of things and t...

Running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up. and some of the things youre subjec...

Self-mutilation, those type of things and the actual assault itself. i dont think theres an officer in this unit that has not been assaulted. >> correctional officer robert helmick was recently assaulted. >> one of the assaults i encountered, opened the flask, had an offender standing there with a homemade weapon. we call them shanks in here. asked him to pass his food tray. he tried to come out and stick my hand. >> you have to move there a little bit. >> but there are some inmates at isp who a...

Running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. theres somebody always bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house i would say is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up and some of the t...

Just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up. and some of the things youre subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-m...

>> hey, everybody here knows it, youre special, brian. >> all there is to do in here is listen to other people banging on stuff. you know, officers constantly running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a we...