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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Traffic patrols to gear up for holiday weekend
Tom Krynski on August 31st, 2011
By Stephanie Brown – WUFT-FM Law enforcement a gencies around the nation are stepping up traffic safety this holiday weekend. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Brown spoke with Florida Department of Transportation Law Enforcement liasonAndrew Johnson about The Hands Across the Border Campaign. … Continue reading
GRU crews assist mid-Atlantic clean up from hurricane Irene
Tom Krynski on August 31st, 2011
By Caitlin Lawrence – WUFT-FM Gainesville Regional Utilities linemen and a fleet of bucket trucks took a road-trip north to help with Hurricane Irene restoration efforts. The crews arrived in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon to restore power lines knocked down by the storm. … Continue reading
Two chiefs out in High Springs
Tom Krynski on August 31st, 2011
Some changes are underway in the small town of High Springs in Alachua County. Both the police chief and fire chief in the city will be out of a job on Friday. A news release from High Springs city manager … Continue reading
Three cities one world concert and art auction to benefit sister cities program
Front Page Edition on August 31st, 2011
By Donna Green-Townsend -WUFT-FM Gainesville has been involved in cultural exchange programs with several cities around the world through the years. Now, Oak Hall teachers and students will be participating in an additional exchange with two new sister cities in Israel and Palestine. … Continue reading
United Way gets football weekend started in downtown Gainesville
Front Page Edition on August 31st, 2011
By Corey Bachman -WUFT-FM The start of University of Florida Gator football season is just days away.. and it always marks the beginning of United Downtown. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Corey Bachman spoke with United Way of North Central Florida Communications Vice-president … Continue reading
American Cancer Society kicks off “put on your pink bra” campaign
Front Page Edition on August 31st, 2011
By Chrissy McLarty – WUFT-FM The American Cancer Society is actively fighting against breast cancer and celebrating survivors. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chrissy McLarty reports on how the organization has been holding a variety of awareness events to make a difference. … Continue reading
Consumer confidence in Florida at near record low
Front Page Edition on August 30th, 2011
By Caitlin Lawrence – WUFT-FM A University of Florida survey shows Floridian’s consumer confidence has decreased from July to August. This month’s mark fell five-points to a near-record low of 62, only three points higher than the record low of 59 … Continue reading
Civic Media Center receives Stetson Kennedy’s book collection
Front Page Edition on August 30th, 2011
By Stephanie Bechara – WUFT-FM Author, folklorist and human activist Stetson Kennedy who passed away last weekend at the age of 94, is remembered for infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940′s by exposing secrets of the KKK … Continue reading
DUI case causing controversy in Hernando County Sheriff’s office
Front Page Edition on August 30th, 2011
By Corey Bachman – WUFT-FM An accusation of a security breach in the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office DUI testing center may jeopardize one DUI case. Chief Deputy Mike Mauwer says the accusations come from contracted employees who refused to come into work … Continue reading
Citrus County dedicates permanent 9/11 memorial
Front Page Edition on August 30th, 2011
By Stephanie Brown – WUFT-FM Although most of the residents of Citrus County didn’t feel the ashes raining down from the ruins of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York on September 11th, 2001, everyone felt the impact. The … Continue reading












