The GRU journeymen team speaks to judges at the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)John Reger (left) and Aaron Neiss (right) compete in a journeyman competition at the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. Twenty-two journeyman teams competed, equaling 70 individual journeymen. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Brad Thomas, a retired GRU competitor, climbs an H-Frame for a group photo during the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla., March 4, 2023. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Ben Feely, an apprentice, drops a tool needed to complete his event during the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla., March 4, 2023. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Steve Ramos (left), Paul Retherford (middle) and Victor Mendoza (right), raise an American flag at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. The competition was hosted by the Orlando Utilities Commission. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)John Reger, a journeymen team member, competes in the hurtman rescue event during the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. During the event journeymen need to ascend a telephone pole and rescue a dummy at the top. This event simulates lineman rescue in the field. (Rae Riiska/ WUFT News)Linemen from all over the state of Florida compete in a mutual aid event during the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. The event allows lineman from different companies to work together in competition. It is meant to simulate natural disaster relief when multiple companies work together in the field. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Members of Talquin Electric Cooperative compete in a journeyman competition at the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. About 10 teams competed in events throughout the day. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Steve Ramos assists in raising the American Flag during the 2023 competition in Orlando, Fla. March 2, 2023. The competition was hosted by the Orlando Utilities Commission and showcased competition between electric companies from all over Florida. (Rae Riiska / WUFT News)Trevor Owen (left) and Cole Kite (right) talk before their individual apprentice events at the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Members of Clay Electric compete in a journeyman competition at the 2023 competition in Orlando, Fla. March 4, 2023. About 10 teams competed in events throughout the day. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)Two Gainesville Regional Utilities workers stand at the top of an H-Frame waiting to take a group photo during the 2023 Florida Lineman Competition in Orlando, Fla., March 4, 2023. The competition hosted nearly 150 individual competitors. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)
A storage facility owned by the Santa Fe College Foundation is evicting about 30 music band tenants -- some of whom have rented units for more than a decade. The music groups, who used the space for band practice and equipment storage, were given no explanation and were told they must vacate the rental units by March 18.
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