It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of William Carter (Bill) Harrell, a beloved father, brother, and friend, who left us peacefully in Escondido, California, on June 29, 2025, at the age ...

TALLAHASSEE - Months after Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration introduced controversial plans to bring golf courses, resort-style lodges and pickleball courts to state parks, a Stuart lawmaker filed a ...

The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously advanced legislation on Tuesday that would prevent the construction of hotels, golf courses, and pickleball courts in state parks.

When news broke in August about controversial plans to build golf courses, lodges and pickleball courts in Florida’s state parks, a Stuart lawmaker began drafting legislation to prevent such proposals ...

Florida Senate Bill 80, also known as the “State Park Preservation Act,” aims to protect Florida’s state parks from development. The bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Gayle Harrell, was ...

WPTV closely followed the issue last summer after a controversial proposal by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to develop Jonathan Dickinson State Park TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A move by ...

Sen. Gayle Harrell and Rep. John Snyder have filed the State Park Preservation Act. The goal is to protect state parks for being developed with hotels, golf courses, pickle ball courts or other ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The pushback and protests brought on by a leaked plan to develop multiple Florida state parks this year have prompted a local state lawmaker to take action. State Sen. Gayle ...