Joe Byrnes
ReporterJoe Byrnes came to Central Florida Public Media from the Ocala Star-Banner and The Gainesville Sun, where he worked as a reporter and editor for several years. Joe graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and turned to journalism after teaching. He enjoys freshwater fishing and family gatherings.
Please feel free to contact Joe at jbyrnes@cfpublic.org.
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Working with historic preservation grants and private donations, a nonprofit hopes to complete the restoration this year -- along with a community center near the building. -
The governor said Republican House leaders are joining the media and Democrats in "launching baseless smears" against him, the first lady and her foundation. -
Immigration advocates denounced the move, one speaker saying Orlando has become part of the "deportation and disappearing machine." -
At a press conference in Ocala, the heart of thoroughbred country in Florida, the governor said he’s waiting to see how those bills unfold. -
Senate Bill 408 would allow Gulfstream Park in Broward County and Tampa Bay Downs to keep their gambling operations even if they discontinue live thoroughbred racing. -
Their risk of getting it increases with each decade after 40, and their overall lifetime risk is more than 90%. -
Hope CommUnity Center put out a call for food donations as rising prices and what it calls "labor market uncertainties" are straining low-income families. -
County officials also want input on their action plan for $33.4 million in federal Housing and Urban Development relief following Hurricane Milton. -
State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, who died recently at age 76, made it her life's work to preserve Black history in Central Florida. -
The road widening, costing more than $540 million, will add an additional outside lane on both sides of I-75 for 30 miles from State Road 44 in Wildwood to State Road 326 north of Ocala.
