For more information about statewide and national races, check out WUFT’s election coverage on: State House and State Senate races U.S. House races U.S. Senate race Florida’s gubernatorial race What will my ballot look like? On a midterm election ballot, Florida voters will be asked to vote on local school …
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Incumbent Kay Hatch and Mark Johnson are competing to gain a seat on Hernando County's school board in District 1.
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Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • News Service of Florida: Florida leaders consider action as 17 property insurers face a downgrade in ratings. “Such ratings are important, in part, because mortgage-industry giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require homes to …
Read More »The creation of a new program to stabilize the insurance market calls for $2 billion from the state's general fund.
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Hernando County, part of an area known as Florida’s Adventure Coast, is working on the best ways to get its tourism to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s tourism development manager, Tammy Heon, said she is working on modern ways to attract visitors. “By keeping everything digital,” Heon said, …
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The storm's track shifted considerably overnight and into Wednesday morning, with an expectation that it's now headed for Florida's West Coast and into the north central part of the state on Wednesday and Thursday.
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A sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 61-year-old man who investigators say pointed a rifle at law enforcement officers early Wednesday, ending a 12-hour standoff in north Florida.
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Custom guide for voters in the 2020 Putnam County Primary Election, Aug. 18.
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