The Point, June 10, 2022: The tale of these two Florida cemeteries illustrates the problem of abandoned Black cemeteries

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• Mainstreet Daily News: DeSantis fills Alachua County fee seat. “Less than two years after losing to former Commissioner Mary Alford in the November 2020 election, Raemi Eagle-Glenn will fill Alford’s vacant seat on the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners.”

• Gainesville Sun ($): Bosshardt Realty to pay practically $1.5M to former associates now battling legal expenses. “An arbitrator is ordering Bosshardt Realty Services to pay near $1.5 million for unpaid commissions to two of its former commercial real estate brokers who are facing felony charges theft of ‘trade secrets’ from their former employer. Both sides are claiming victory in the ruling by arbitrator Melvia B. Green, which was issued on Wednesday.”

• Ocala Gazette: Zalak pens letter to FDEP in assist of permitting swimming at Silver Springs State Park. “In a letter dated May 20, 2022, and addressed to Shawn Hamilton, secretary for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in Tallahassee, County Chair Carl Zalak III expressed his and the Marion County Board of County Commissioner’s support for once again allowing swimming at Silver Springs State Park after more than 50 years.”

• WUFT News: Vinyl nonetheless spins at Hear Again Records. “Opened in 1994 as a CD and DVD store on West University Avenue, the store has changed locations and ownership. The independent business has not only evolved into the premier record store in Gainesville, but also a hub for music culture downtown.”

• Florida Storms: Planning for hurricane season? Don’t neglect your pets. “The Florida Division of Emergency Management warns to never leave a pet behind, and instead make a plan for where you can go with your pet.”

• Fresh Take Florida: Historic white, Black cemeteries solely blocks aside in Panama City inform very completely different tales. “In the early 1900s, two cemeteries were established in Panama City – one for white residents, the other for African Americans. While the white cemetery is well maintained to this day, the Black burial ground is under a Goodyear tire shop.”

• Politico: Florida Supreme Court hears gun regulation problem amid nationwide debate over restrictions. “At issue before the state high court is a 2011 law that allows the state to fine local governments and officials thousands of dollars for approving strict gun laws. Local municipalities face fines of up to $100,000 and individual officials $5,000. The state can impose fines on the local lawmaker personally, not in their capacity as a local elected official.”

• News Service of Florida: Florida hospital admissions for COVID is up greater than 14% over the previous week. “Florida in recent weeks has seen steady increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, though the numbers remain lower than early in the year.”

• Tallahassee Democrat ($)P: Al Lawson and Neal Dunn will face off in November to characterize Tallahassee in Congress. “Congressman Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, said Thursday he plans to run as a candidate for the Congressional District 2 seat, setting up a showdown with Panama City Republican Neal Dunn and possibly thwarting Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to paint the Panhandle congressional delegation completely red.”

• Miami Herald ($): ‘We have ruled out nothing’: In Surfside condominium collapse probe, findings nonetheless far-off. “A federal investigation into the Champlain Towers South building collapse likely won’t conclude until 2024, about three years after the Surfside disaster in which investigators say they have ‘ruled out nothing.’”

• Spectrum News: Survivor’s guilt and PTSD: Pulse survivors mark 6 years since the capturing. “Six years after the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, some who made it out say they live with more than memories of the trauma they endured — they developed PTSD, or continue to harbor deeply rooted survivor’s guilt.”

• TCPalm ($): No joke: 1,400-pound nice white shark pings off Florida. His ‘path’ resembles shark drawing. “Florida’s coast this time of year is known for being the epicenter of loggerhead sea turtle nesting. The western Atlantic Ocean is where the majority of sea turtles lay their eggs.”

• Politics: A Capitol Police officer injured on Jan. 6 recollects the chaos and carnage

• Politics: Liz Cheney affords a stark message to the GOP members who proceed to assist Trump

• Business: These are some of the methods Americans are adjusting to hovering inflation

• Business: Stakes are excessive for Ford and the destiny of electrical vehicles as F-150 Lightnings go away heaps

• Climate: This New Zealand plan would tax burps from cows and sheep

• World: The Saudi-backed LIV Golf tees off, and the PGA Tour rapidly suspends 17 gamers