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DeSoto to receive $5M in broadband funding from DeSantis program
DeSoto County has been named one of 19 Florida counties to be awarded funding through Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Broadband Opportunity Program, the governor’s office announced in a May 26 press release. Around $60 million in awards will be offered through the program to expand broadband Internet access in Florida’s unserved communities. The funds will go to…
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Comcast Bringing Internet Service Powered by the Xfinity 10G Network to Arcadia
ARCADIA, Fla. – May 23, 2023 – Comcast is accelerating the nation’s largest and fastest multi-gig deployment and announced today that it is expanding the Xfinity 10G Network to Arcadia and surrounding areas in DeSoto County to reach more than 10,000 homes and businesses. This expansion is not only bringing high-speed Internet services to some…
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The Daily Sun Column: Some interesting tidbits about Arcadia and DeSoto County
By LUKE WILSON Columnist, The Daily Sun I was sitting around cogitating on what might make for a decent column the other day, and mused that since I enjoy all aspects of local stuff, why not turn my Grits & Pieces into some bits and pieces about this, that, and the other? See article here: https://www.yoursun.com/arcadia/column-some-interesting-tidbits-about-arcadia-and-desoto-county/article_fab17ce0-f0cf-11ed-96b1-4baa4042852f.html…
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DeSoto Donates Computers
DeSoto County donated computers formerlly used by employees to children in foster care. The computers went to volu nteers at the Sarasota Technology User Group who cleaned the units of any sensitive data. They then went to the Children’s Guardian Fund.
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