Citrus County School Board District 5 Joseph “Joe” Faherty vs. Linda Powers Joe Faherty collected 57% of the vote, making him the Citrus County School Board District 5 member. Incumbent Powers has 39 years of experience in education, working as a teacher at the elementary, middle, high school and community …
Read More »Linda Powers hopes to get re-elected as she goes up against Joseph Faherty in Citrus County election
Linda Powers and Joseph Faherty are the two candidates who are in a runoff to be elected into Citrus County School Board District five. Powers was elected back in 2014 on the school board with 13,692 votes and looks to be re-elected in this upcoming election. Early voting is being …
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For more information about statewide and national races, check out WUFT’s election coverage on: State House and State Senate races U.S. House races U.S. Senate race Florida’s gubernatorial race What will my ballot look like? On a midterm election ballot, Florida voters will be asked to vote on local school …
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Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed a death warrant for Long, scheduling this first execution since he took office in January.
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Read More »Clay County School Board Approves Its Own School Police Department
Clay County schools will have its own police department starting in October 2019.
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