Nearly all area jails saw an uptick over Memorial Day weekend, ranging from accused court-date skippers to suspected drug pushers to state and federal inmates just passing through.
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Vehicles arrived before 5 a.m. Wednesday at a mobile food drop in Groveland. Photo: Joe Bynes
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While Congress struggles to compromise on a COVID-19 relief package, the people who help feed the hungry in Central Florida see an emerging crisis.
The need was evident at a food distribution event in Groveland earlier this week.
Sixty-eight-year-old singer and remodeler Dave Hodges was in a van with wife, Sarah, waiting for the Second Harvest food drop to get underway.