Sand tiger shark washes ashore on Florida beach
The shark appears to be tagged, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which could help scientists learn more about the animal. Author: Jessica Clark, Mindy Wadley Published: 11:28 AM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 6:46 PM EST February 16, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla.
The body of a sand tiger shark washed ashore on St. Augustine Beach Tuesday morning.
The 8 4 foot sand tiger shark is a female, and it drew a crowd of curious onlookers to the beach. This kind of shark is in these waters in the winter and spring.
Dr. Jim Gelsleichter is shark expert and an assistant professor at the University of North Florida.
Vivid Hues: The Father of Black History
Jacksonville pioneer, Nathaniel Glover and DCPS Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene lend their voices to share the vision of Carter G. Woodson celebrating Black History. Author: Keitha Nelson Updated: 7:56 AM EST February 16, 2021
Carter G. Woodson understood the importance of sharing the accomplishments of black people to educate and to uplift. His vision and influence has inspired countless people to look beyond their circumstance and aspire to break down barriers.
The first African American elected sheriff in the State of Florida, Nat Glover lends his voice to share Woodson’s mission in collaboration with Duval County School’s Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene. Jacksonville artist Keith Doles creates an oil painting of Woodson as Glover and Greene take a look at back to 1926 and the creation of Negro History Week.
Tuesday s Daily Pulse | 2/16/2021
Judge to weigh lawsuit on Florida’s unemployment compensation problems
Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began tossing people out of work, a circuit judge is again poised to consider a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from major problems in Florida’s unemployment compensation system. Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper is scheduled Tuesday to hear arguments about whether he should dismiss the lawsuit filed against the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Deloitte Consulting, LLP, a contractor that helped put the state’s CONNECT online unemployment system in place in 2013. [Source: Miami Herald]
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Former Jacksonville sheriff, EWC president to receive OneJax lifetime achievement honor
Glover was sheriff from 1993 to 2003 the first African American elected in Florida since the Reconstruction era . Author: Florida Times-Union, Beth Reese Cravey Published: 8:50 AM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 8:56 AM EST February 16, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Nathaniel Nat Glover, former Jacksonville sheriff and president of Edward Waters College, will receive the top honor at the 2021 OneJax Humanitarian Awards.
At an April 15 virtual ceremony, Glover will receive the Gold Medallion for Lifetime Achievement from OneJax, a nonprofit interfaith organization that promotes racial, religious and cultural tolerance in Northeast Florida.
Glover was sheriff from 1993 to 2003 the first African American elected in Florida since the Reconstruction era and president of historically black EWC from 2010 to 2018. In addition to his profession