Norma Padgett, who as a young housewife falsely accused four black men of raping her near Groveland, Florida, in 1949, has died at 92. Her claims propelled a seminal criminal case that helped change ...

A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92. Norma Padgett Upshaw claimed the four men – Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, ...

Now, the Senate has unanimously passed SB 694 to pay the Groveland Four’s surviving family members $4 million, years after Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Ernest Thomas were fully ...

The Florida Senate unanimously approved $4 million in compensation for the families of the Groveland Four, a historic step ...

Read full article: Groveland hosts first Memorial Day ceremony at restored African American Cemetery Arlington has seen waves of development, but one thing hasn’t changed: the need to protect the St.

A.M. NEW AT 4:00 A LAKE COUNTY CITY WILL SPEND MILLIONS TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH IT’S SEEING. GROVELAND CITY OFFICIALS APPROVED ABOUT $25 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS TO UPGRADE ITS CURRENT SERVICES.

Nov 22 (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Monday posthumously exonerated four Black men, known as the "Groveland Four," wrongly accused of raping a white teenager 72 years ago during the Jim Crow era of ...

The city of Groveland is seeking a refund from incentives, tax rebates and fees from The Kroger Company. This demand comes after Kroger decided to close its Groveland distribution center site after ...

GROVELAND, Fla. – Community members and local leaders are reacting to what many are calling a devastating economic blow after Kroger announced it will close its Groveland fulfillment facility — a move ...