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Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (State) Newsletter for Saturday July 29, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 29 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Tammy Prince as Chair, Raymond Holt Jr., and April Tisher to the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County. Tammy Prince Prince, of Newberry, is the Owner of Emerge, LLC. Active in her community, she is an executive board member for the PACE Center for Girls Alachua and serves on the board of directors for Rotary Internat  more

Governor Ron DeSantis Reappoints John Rood to the Florida Prepaid College Board
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 29 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of John Rood to the Florida Prepaid College Board. John Rood Rood is Chairman of The Vestcor Companies and the former United States Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. He has served on numerous boards including the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserv  more

UNF Graduate Takes a Bite Out of Shark Research
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 29 (TNSres) -- The University of North Florida issued the following news release: After discovering a shark tooth nestled in the sands on a little island in the Nassau Sound in the seventh grade, Ashlynn Kemp's fascination with sharks and the realm of coastal marine biology took hold and never let go. Kemp, who was born in Jacksonville and despite moving around a lot as a kid, eventually found her way back to her hometown before attending high school. After much con  more