DeSantis awards posthumous Governor's Medal of Freedom to Bob Graham, four others

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, August 20, 2025

  Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to five Floridians on Aug. 20, including Miami Lakes’ Bob Graham. Daniel Robert “Bob” Graham, a Democrat, was a member of the town’s...

Cruz named to Honor Roll at Alabama

Education Thursday, March 18, 2021

Alexa Cruz, 22, of Miami Lakes, was among 98 student-athletes placed by the University of Alabama on the 2020 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The ranking was based on performance in the 2020 spring, summer and fall terms. Cruz graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale and is a cross country distance runner. Photo courtesy of the university.