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Educational Pathways Academy set to rename school after Doris Frey on January 21st, 2023 NAPLES, Fla. , Jan 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Frey & Son Homes (www.freyandson.com) announced today that it will honor family matriarch, Doris Frey in a private campus dedication ceremony to take place on January 21, 2023 at Educational Pathways Academy (www.educationalpathwaysacademy.com), 1351 Pine St., Naples, FL 34104. The school’s founding campus, located near Davis and Estey Boulevard, will be named after Mrs. Frey, commemorating her faithfulness, service and generosity to children and education during her lifetime. The renaming is an act of gratitude by Educational Pathways Academy for recent donations of $1.6 million by Frey & Son Homes President , Barry Frey and his wife, Grace. Educational Pathways Academy Student Body Founded in 2017, Educational Pathways Academy (EPA) quickly became a beacon of hope in the Naples, FL , community, providing students with...

The home of the Miami Heat has yet another name: Miami-Dade Arena. That will be the temporary moniker for the building where the NBA team plays its home games, while the search for a more permanent naming-rights partner commences. The Heat and Miami-Dade County announced the new name Friday, two days after a bankruptcy court terminated the county’s naming rights deal with collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. A county official had said earlier in the week that it would be referred to as “the Arena,” though those plans changed quickly. “Effective immediately, Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat have agreed that, until such time as there is a new naming rights partner, to refer to the arena as Miami-Dade Arena,” the parties said in a joint statement. “The removal of the facility’s existing signage and the changeover of branding elements will be ongoing in the coming weeks.” The process of removing FTX branding from all aspects of the arena ...

article Credit: Orange County Sheriff’s Office ORLANDO, Fla. – Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in Orlando in October 2022. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested 19-year-old Nailah Ascencio-Donjoie and 22-year-old Justice Hazael Fort for second-degree murder. The two are charged in connection to the shooting death of 26-year-old Anthony Nixon on October 27, 2022. The shooting happened near Rio Lane shortly before 8:30 am When deputies arrived on the scene, they said they found Nixon lying in the driveway of an abandoned home, shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hurt in an accident? Get the help you need instantly by calling 888-577-5988 The post Two arrested after man was shot, killed in Orlando driveway of abandoned home first appeared on Daily Florida Press .

A North Carolina company wants Prince William County to be home to its second solar farm in Virginia. This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A North Carolina energy company is planning a solar farm in northwestern Prince William County off US 15. A North Carolina company wants Prince William County to be home to its second solar farm in Virginia. HCE Waterloo Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Raleigh, NC-based Holocene Clean Energy, is seeking a special-use permit for the facility. The roughly 232.3-acre property is at 2539 Logmill Road in the county’s northwestern corner off US 15 near the Prince William-Loudoun-Fauquier county lines. The land is owned by William and Elizabeth Latham. The property is zoned for agricultural use and requires a special-use permit for a solar facility. The project is one of three listed on the company’s web...

FORT MYERS Mold and mildew have taken thousands of homes across Southwest Florida. It’s a nightmare that many, including Nancy George, can’t seem to wake up from. “It gets into everything,” she said. “It’s in the walls, it’s in the floors, and it could be in the ceilings because most of them have been closed up for so long.” The place Nancy once called home is now covered in mold, past the point of repair. Her boyfriend’s house down the street is also covered in mold. “Mold is a huge problem here, for everybody,” Nancy said. “Almost all of these homes are gone because of the mold.” For now, Nancy is living in a camper with her boyfriend outside his home. They are both still waiting for FEMA disaster assistance money. “I’m at the mercy of the Christian companies now to see if they will come and help me remove stuff,” Nancy said. It’s a tough situation for Nancy as she deals with...

The Milwaukee Bucks have listed forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as questionable for tonight’s game against the Miami Heat. He missed Thursday’s loss because of knee soreness. Here’s the game preview: Game time: 1pm, ET Where: Miami TV: Bally Sports Sun Betting line: -5.5 VITALITY: The Miami Heat and Bucks meet for the second of four matchups this regular season and for the second of two consecutive after Miami recently recorded a, 108-102, win on Thursday. Last season the teams split the series, 2-2, with each team winning both on their home court as the Heat has currently won four-straight against Milwaukee in Miami, including 10 of the last 13 overall on the Heat’s home floor. The Heat are 74-49 all-time versus the Bucks during the regular season, including 40-21 in home games and 34-28 in road games. … For the Heat, Nikola Jovic (back), Kyle Lowry (knee), Duncan Robinson (finger) and Omer Yurtseven (ankle) are out, Caleb Martin (quad) a...

Trending up Florida’s graduation rate is a slight notch higher than it was prior to the pandemic, according to data from the Florida Department of Education. DOE reported this week that the overall graduation rate for the 2021-22 school year was 87.3%, or 0.4% higher than the 2018-19 school year. That’s a lower rate than it was the past two years, but testing rules were waived during the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials said that comparing this year’s rate to the last year prior to the pandemic is a more “apples to apples comparison.” Florida is making back the education regression from the pandemic. Image via AP. Florida took a different approach than many other states during the pandemic and opened all schools up for in-person instruction in the fall of 2021, although remote teaching was allowed to continue at first. “While many around the nation were lowering expectations and keeping at-risk students at a distance from their teachers and needed educational supports...

NAPLES, FLORIDA – After years of steady improvement, the Barron Collier boys basketball team is on top of Collier County this year. The Cougars solidified their position among the area’s best by winning a conference championship on Friday night. Barron Collier (14-4) blew past rival Naples High, winning 92-68 in the Collier County Athletic Conference tournament finals. Not only did the Cougars beat the team that was the past few CCAC titles, but they did it on Naples’ home court in front of the disappointed Golden Eagles fans. “I’ve never won here so it feels great,” Barron Collier senior Bryce Clayton said. “It’s great for our program, great for our team, great for Coach (David) Watts and I couldn’t be happier.” Photo by Adam Fisher The Cougars trailed 12-9 after the first quarter. But then Barron Collier found its rhythm and took over with its up-and-down style of fast breaks and quick 3-pointers. Barron went...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida has long been a tax haven, but new trust laws enacted over the past three years friendly to the heirs of the Walmart fortune and other families will make the state even more accommodating to the uber-rich looking to hide wealth and avoid taxes for generations to come. Such trusts are crucial to keeping trillions of dollars out of the federal treasury, enough to pay down a big chunk of the national debt or spend on education, social services or other government programs. The three new laws give Florida a more competitive edge in the trust and estate management business, and protect the personal information of wealthy families, bill sponsors said. They also make it harder to scrutinize the activities of family trusts to know how much property and money are being transferred, a lack of transparency that can hide assets. Opponents, including the First Amendment Foundation and real estate and trust lawyers, said they created an elite, secret court system wher...