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Former Cop Opens Hemp Shop In Chiefland
For many deputies, it may take a lot more work to determine what’s legal and what’s not, given that many hemp products look and smell like marijuana, said Scott Tummond, the public information officer for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
Read More »Flooding, ‘Brown Out’ Causes Closure Of Manatee Springs State Park
Heavy rains and flooding have resulted in what state park officials are calling a "brown out" and the closure of the swimming area at Manatee Springs State Park near Chiefland.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Raymond Knisley, Navy, 1965 to 1969
While aboard the USS Coral in the Gulf of Tonkin for the U.S. Navy, Raymond Knisley knew little about what it is his ship was doing as part of the Vietnam War effort. He would receive newspaper clippings from his parents, often a month after an operation, showing what the …
Read More »Levy County Residents Under Mandatory Evacuations
Levy County officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Read More »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 »Introducing the Audio Trailer for ‘Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans’
Hear 'Vietnam Veterans: Florida Voices' on WUFT-FM throughout September, with full-text transcriptions of each veteran's story appearing on WUFT.org.
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 »New Ownership Helped To Save Williston’s Only Hospital
Months after Regional General Hospital Williston was on the verge of closing its doors due to a huge debt, the hospital was able to make a comeback with the help of new owners.
Read More »Storm Update: List of Closures As Hurricane Hermine Makes Landfall
Thousands without power across the state as Floridians begin to clean up after Hurricane Hermine.
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