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Candidate Profile 2024: Liz Barker For Sarasota County School Board
Liz Barker is running for the District 2 seat on the Sarasota County School Board. She faces one opponent in the race.

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Liz Barker is running for the District 2 seat on the Sarasota County School Board. She faces one opponent in the race.

Greg Wood is running for the District 3 seat on the Sarasota County School Board. He faces two challengers in the race.
Alexandra Coe is running for the Sarasota County Commission District 1 seat. She faces one challenger in the Aug. 20 Republican primary.
Shari Thornton is running for the District 3 seat on the Sarasota County Commission with no party affiliation.
Tom Knight is running for the District 3 seat on the Sarasota County Commission. He faces 1 challenger in the Aug. 20 primary.
Tropical Storm Ernesto could develop into a hurricane later this week and bring strong rip currents to parts of Florida, forecasters said.
The driver lost control of his car and hit a fence and line of trees on U.S. 301 Monday morning, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The motorcyclist lost control while passing traffic on a wet road Sunday evening in the Thonotosassa area, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A man on an electric bike was hit by two vehicles Friday morning in St. Petersburg, police said.
The girl, who was critically injured, was brought to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg via Bayflite, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A 13-year-old girl died after being hit by a truck in Apollo Beach Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The electric golf cart was fully engulfed in flames by the time firefighters responded to the home, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said.
Florida is watching Tropical Storm Ernesto a week after Debby brought historic rainfall, flooding to the state; warnings up in Caribbean.
Rusty, a chow chow mix missing from his FL home for 2.5 years, was taken in after being caught in the storm, then reunited with his family.
Custodian Brought Gun To School | Boy Saved From Pond | Massive Floods | Little Caesars Robbed | Small Plane Crash | Truck Overturns On I-75
Sarasota County officials expect Myakka River flooding caused by Hurricane Debby to reach its peak at I-75 and U.S. 41 overnight Friday.
The two men stole a motorcycle in Riverview during a FL state of emergency, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
After losing tire air pressure on I-75 in Manatee County, a crane truck hit an SUV and rolled over, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A tropical wave in the Atlantic has a 60% chance of developing, the NHC said. Forecasters are uncertain whether it will affect Florida.
All voters are welcome to join Sunday’s “Stroll to the Polls” march to drop off their vote-by-mail ballot at a St. Petersburg post office.