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Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn was elected for a fourth term in the city's elections on Tuesday, while Justin Grabelle won the City Council's District 5 seat.
Read More »Guinn Stays Mayor, Grabelle Wins Council Seat In Ocala Elections
FEMA Workers Spreading Word About Assistance After Irma
FEMA personnel from around the U.S. have descended upon Florida to assist residents with aid after Hurricane Irma tore through the state. WUFT News rode along with FEMA workers in Duval County as they visited with residents and informed them of their options.
Read More »Growth Of Gainesville Neighborhoods Causes Concern Among Residents
As new planned neighborhoods are underway in Gainesville, some residents in the area are worried about traffic issues.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | John Lavelle, Army, 1971 to 1972
While much of the United States population had by 1971 turned against the war in Vietnam, as well as many of those who fought it, John Lavelle experienced a touching piece of support from his daughter’s fifth-grade class. They collected food and other necessities to support orphanages in the Asian …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Ray Harris, MACV-SOG, 1969 to 1970
Raymond Harris’ service was unlike that of any other veteran interviewed for this series. He was a member of a unit called MACV-SOG, or Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Special Operations Group. His job was “running recon,” gathering intelligence about North Vietnamese military operations, often behind enemy lines. Harris later …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Terry Coons, Army, 1969 to 1970
The depiction of the Vietnam War in popular culture just isn’t for Terry Coons. He lived it, as a member of the Army’s 23rd Infantry Division in 1969 and 1970. This memory from those 13 months has never left him: A young Vietnamese girl in a nearby village was burned …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Lorne Lister, Navy, 1968 to 1969
Lorne Lister arrived back in the United States from serving in the Navy in Vietnam in 1969. He thought he had left the experience behind him, until a trip to the doctor’s office in 1992 revealed multiple malignant tumors on his prostate — an effect of his exposure to Agent Orange …
Read More »4 Motels In 5 Nights: Life On The Run From Irma
MIAMI — It was a scene you would never expect to find in the United States, the land of hot dog eating contests and supersized Slurpees — hundreds of people wandering around forlorn, looking for food, against a backdrop of downed tree branches and a flattened gas station with no …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in Florida
Less than 24 hours after landfall, Hurricane Irma has already caused destruction in Florida.
Read More »Suwannee Schools Still Examining Solutions After Mold Found
The Suwannee County School District expects to decide on a plan sometime in September on how to move forward after mold caused it to temporarily relocate its Live Oak headquarters.
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