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Florida Division Of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon Cautions New Floridians from WUFT News on Vimeo. The peak of hurricane season is fast approaching. Florida has not had a hurricane make landfall in almost nine years, the longest such streak since 1851. Since that time, the US Census Bureau estimates …
Read More »UF Researcher Helps Map DNA of New Strand of Citrus Greening
Professor Dean Gabriel, a plant bacteriology specialist with the University of Florida, helped to map the genome of a Brazilian strand of citrus greening.
Read More »October Home Sales Up 27% From October 2012
A 27 percent increase in home sales in Alachua County reflects an upswing in the real estate market, said Matt Thomas, broker and owner of Thomas Group Realty. This October, about 166 homes were sold compared to 131 sales in October 2012.
Read More »Kathy Viehe Named New GRU Interim General Manager
The Gainesville City Commission voted in new interim general manager Kathy Viehe after Hunzinger retired on Nov. 15.
Read More »Governor Rick Scott Speaks to Mayo Residents About Shutdown
The governor visited the Lafayette County Courthouse in Mayo to listen and discuss the concerns of the small town's residents, including the federal government shutdown.
Read More »UF Law School Honors Professor Fletcher Baldwin For 50 Years Of Teaching
Baldwin is still teaching constitutional law and he has no plans for retirement: "My body will tell me when to retire."
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