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From Florida Highway Patrol Public Information Office: The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting a Comprehensive Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint in the Gilchrist County area on Friday, December 28, 2012 starting at 7:00 p.m. This checkpoint will be conducted on SR 26, approximately 2 miles west of SR 49. This is a continuing …
Read More »Gilchrist County school system achieves top 5 ranking
The Gilchrist County School District is ranked fifth in the list of 67 state school districts in a ranking released by the Florida Department of Education today. Though Gilchrist County is one of the smaller Florida counties, Gilchrist County School Superintendent Don Thomas says the real secret to a successful …
Read More »Yearly dig unearths fossils and more
The Florida Museum of Natural History hosted a volunteer fossil dig from November 11-20 at the Thomas Farm site in Gilchrist County. WUFT-FM’s Juliana Valencia says people digging at the site discovered more than just old bones. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/valenciafossilwrap.mp3]
Read More »Fish and Wildlife officials conclude investigation into first sturgeon strike of 2011
A 27-year old Safety Harbor woman suffered minor injuries when a sturgeon crashed through her boat’s windshield and showered her with glass. Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Concervation Commission reported on April 27th, Erica Stevens and her husband Scott were boating on the Suwannee River north of the …
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