Good news for our veterans in FL-03: the new Ocala VA clinic is opened as of January 25th at 4826 SW 49th Road in Ocala! The clinic is fully upgraded and modernized to care for over 10,000 veterans, with patient-aligned care teams to increase efficiency and deliver streamlined services. All services will now be housed under one roof, including primary care, mental health, audiology, podiatry, Telehealth, and more. Interested veterans can enroll in comprehensive healthcare services at this location by calling the enrollment office at 352-369-1328.
GAINESVILLE, FL —Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) led a bipartisan letter with members of the Florida delegation to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of the state of Florida’s request for a USDA Disaster Declaration for the counties impacted by freezing temperatures January 29-31, 2022.
The letter describes how areas of Central and South Florida saw temperatures plunge to their lowest in more than a decade at the end of January, resulting in prolonged damage to crops across the state. Governor DeSantis issued a state of emergency in 30 counties across Florida, and a USDA Disaster Declaration would provide additional support under the Farm Service Agency to impacted farmers. Continue reading
On the morning of 02/16/22 at approximately 4:30 a.m., Lake County deputies responded to a report of a shooting at 804 Montclair Road in Leesburg. Upon their arrival, one subject was found injured on the front porch of the home and at least one person, at this point, has been found deceased inside the home.
The injured subject was transported to UF Health Leesburg where he was later pronounced deceased.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office, or Central Florida CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS. In order to be eligible for a cash reward, the tip must be submitted through CRIMELINE.
The identities of the subjects are not available at this time. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available.
From www.archynewsy.com/nasa-shows-the-phenomenon-butterfly-nebula/
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), revealed through its official account on the social network Instagram: ‘NASA Hubble’ a impressive image taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
It is the phenomenon called ‘butterfly nebula’, which is characterized by its extensive colors, formed by a star that consumes solar energy and sheds its outer layers of material.
“Streams of intense ultraviolet radiation cause material ejected from the nebula to glow”NASA explained.
But nevertheless, The space entity adds that from one moment to another said brightness will fade and leave a small stellar corpse called a “white dwarf”.
The Butterfly Nebula’s cosmic wings have never looked better, thanks to observations from both Hubble and the @nasachandraxray Observatory.
This nebula formed after a star like our Sun used up most of its fuel and shed its outer layers of material.
P.S.: Planetary nebulae really have nothing to do with planets! They were misnamed by early astronomers looking through small telescopes when they thought that these objects looked like planets.
Image credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/RIT/J.Kastner; Optical: NASA/ESA/AURA/STScI
The leading cause of death for Americans 18-45 is fentanyl. It’s not climate change. It’s not COVID. It’s fentanyl. Every single American is affected by this drug, pouring across our border and into our communities, courtesy of this administration’s policies. It’s happening here in FL-03 and it’s happening in communities across the U.S. We have got to stop this drug, stop the overdoses, stop the drug trafficking, and stop the deaths of our youngest generations.
Dear Neighbor,
It’s been a busy week in Washington, D.C. and this evening I’ll be back to Florida’s Third for a great weekend in the Sunshine State.
This week in Washington, D.C. we fought back against the America COMPETES Act, a bill offered by House Democrats to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s influence. Instead of countering China, however, this bill does nothing to fight back against the CCP, instead giving China billions of dollars and racking up our national debt with reckless spending unrelated to China at all. You can read more about that bill and everything else going on in Washington this week below.
With all that’s happening this Congress, it is my greatest honor to represent you and hear from you about the issues that matter most. You can read below about what we’ve been up to this week, and as always, you can stay up to date with us here, on our website, and on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , and YouTube .
In Liberty,
Letter questions the end to the use of previously approved treatments for Eli Lilly and Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody drugs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Janet Woodcock regarding the announcement to abruptly end the use of the monoclonal antibody therapies (mAbs) on patients infected with COVID-19.
In the letter, Cammack questions the FDA’s updated Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for two previously approved monoclonal antibody treatments and discusses how the sudden decision affects Florida’s state-supported antibody treatment sites. Continue reading
Attorney General Ashley Moody visited the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in Lady Lake to continue the Thin Line Tribute initiative. Attorney General Moody honored the LCSO and Lady Lake Police Department for the expansion of K-9 programs aimed at helping officers both on and off duty.
Pebble Springs retirement Community Ground Breaking with Congressman Daniel Webster on January 27th located at 11750 NE 62nd Terrace, The Villages, FL 32162
The Lady Lake Chamber has started their referral Luncheon back up and it’s bigger and better. They call it the Power Net6working Luncheon. It is held at Harbor Hills Lady Lake. There were so many people they had to add chairs to the tables, we still had plenty of room. They had a very nice salad Bar. New people introduced them selves and networking went on. Don’t miss next month, call the Chamber for more information 352-753-6029.
