Sam Valentin News Today

City and county governments across Mississippi could be forced to raise taxes or cut employees after a bill died that would have reduced employer contribution to the state retirement system for government workers, according to supporters of the proposal.

The event offered the chance to craft shofars, a traditional Jewish musical instrument.

The Sarasota Audubon Society and the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast will showcase their plan for the Quad Parcels at a Saturday open house.

The land is a critical link between Sarasota County’s Old Miakka Preserve and the Conservation Foundation’s Tatum Sawgrass Scrub Preserve.