In silk ties and blue formal gowns, the teenagers smiled at the crowd and news cameras, and belted out what could be Florida's new state song - a composition inspired by the Everglades and written by an elementary school music teacher who lives in Pompano Beach. ...more

January 12, 2008

TAMPA - After counting 8,700 Internet votes, organizers of Just Sing, Florida! announced today that a Pompano Beach elementary school teacher penned the tune that has a shot at becoming Florida's new state song. ...more

January 11, 2008

The roster of songs battling to represent Florida faces new competition, after a lawmaker from the Panhandle filed a bill Tuesday to designate a new tune as the official state anthem. ...more

January 9, 2008

TAMPA - Just Sing, Florida! organizers are counting about 6,800 Internet votes cast so far for the would-be new state song. ...more

January 7, 2008

It's time for Floridians to name their tune. Internet voting has opened in the Just Sing, Florida! contest to find a new state song. Three final songs, culled from a pile of 243 entries, were announced Tuesday at a news conference at the state Capitol. ...more

December 11, 2007