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Levy County officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents ahead of Hurricane Irma.
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Hurricane Irma Recovery Updates For North Central Florida
Live Blog Hurricane Irma Original Post Schools: Alachua County: closed through Tuesday Clay County: district schools and offices will remain closed through Wednesday, September 13th College of Central Florida: closed Friday and Monday Dixie County: closed Friday and Monday Duval County: early dismissal Thursday and closed Friday Hernando County: closed Thursday and Friday …
Read More »Cedar Key Still Waiting For FEMA Funds As Hurricane Season Arrives
Ten months after Hurricane Hermine made landfall, the city of Cedar Key is still waiting on hundreds of thousands of dollars from FEMA as the 2017 hurricane season begins.
Read More »Hurricane Recovery Efforts A Challenge On East, West Coasts
State officials feel good that a lot of the 2016 losses were insured and the state's backup fund to keep insurance companies afloat is fully restocked now, at 17 billion.
Read More »As Next Hurricane Season Begins, A St. Augustine Community Is Still Rebuilding
The St. Augustine neighborhood of Davis Shores earned an unfortunate new nickname in October, according to Linda Brandt, who lives there. It was "Ground Zero."
Read More »Live From Cedar Key on The First Day of Hurricane Season
In a four-part live series for WUFT's Morning Edition, we visited Cedar Key to hear from those who weathered Hurricane Hermine in 2016. Visit WUFT.org for more.
Read More »In Cedar Key, Hurricanes Are Always A Risk Of Island Living
Cedar Key residents, officials and business owners are getting ready for the upcoming hurricane season.
Read More »Small-Town Police Departments Having Trouble Finding, Keeping Officers
Small police departments like Williston's 12-man team keep the community and police department in sync, but lower pay and lack of promotion makes it hard to recruit.
Read More »Workout On The Waterfront Raises More Than $5,000 For Cedar Key Aquarium
About 75 people gathered at Cedar Key for the first annual Workout on the Waterfront, where six teams built boats out of cardboard, plastic and other natural items for the Repurpose-It-Regatta. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Nature Coast Biological Station held the event.
Read More »Seahorse Key Opened For Visitors Before Nesting Season
Seahorse Key opened to visitors this past weekend before the area is closed off for bird nesting season starting March 1.
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