Florida executed James Dennis Ford for the savage murders of two young parents in front of their toddler daughter in 1997.

Ford was convicted in a jury trial of the murders of Gregory Malnory, 25, and his wife Kimberly, 26. The two were killed during a fishing trip in 1997 at a sod farm in southwest Charlotte County where court records showed the two men were coworkers.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – James D. Ford spent nearly every moment of the last 25 years in a six feet by nine feet cell on Florida’s Death Row. From the moment a judge in Charlotte County in southwest Florida handed down his death sentences in 1999, Ford’s only option was to wait.

Local governments in Florida ​and across the country recently have debated — and, in some cases, stopped — the longstanding practice of adding fluoride​ to water supplies.

Local governments in Florida and across the country recently have debated — and, in some cases, stopped — the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to water supplies. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has urged more communities to take that step, appearing personally at a hearing in Tavares late last year as the city halted the practice.

With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies. Sen.