James D. Ford, who was convicted in the 1997 murders ... who were found shot and bludgeoned to death at South Florida Sod Farm in a remote part of Charlotte County, on April 7, 1997.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of brutally murdering a couple at a Charlotte County sod farm in 1997.

Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for James Ford on Friday ... whose bodies were found at the South Florida Sod Farm in a remote part of Charlotte County on April 7, 1997.

South Forsyth hired James Thomson, Central Florida’s director of internal scouting, as its football coach Wednesday.