Florida saw yet another record increase in tourism figures for the first half of the year that was mirrored on the local First Coast front of visitation. Gov. Rick Scott Friday announced there were 57.4 million visitors who came to the Sunshine State in the first six months of this year.
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Drew Dixon, Jacksonville Times-Union
Fri, 08/12/2016 - 12:00pm
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