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As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, only 18 people had registered for shelter at Dixie County High School. The school's principal remains hopeful that more will come.
Read More »Few Seek Shelter In Dixie County As Michael Roars Ashore
Hurricane Michael Is On The Radar, And Some In Gainesville Are Still Recovering From Irma
Since Irma hit Florida last year, its effects continue being felt by Gainesville — the residents, the city and the University of Florida are all still working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and insurance companies.
Read More »Alachua County’s Flood Management Ranking Improved, But This Northeast Neighborhood Still Suffers
An abundance of rainfall this summer brought severe flooding in Rosalind Greene’s Northeast Gainesville neighborhood.
Read More »Florida Group Sends Help To North Carolina For Hurricane Florence Relief
A church effort from Florida will bring more relief to the Wilmington, N.C., area, starting with a small town called Whiteville.
Read More »Florida Farmers Are Still Trying To Get A Grasp On That Which Ails Their Citrus Crop
A disease is killing Florida’s citrus industry. Hurricanes have blown away the crop that’s spared. And with so little product left, supermarkets are settling for citrus from outside of the state.
Read More »Gainesville Commission To Hold Hearing On Police Union Contract
The city commission will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. Friday at City Hall before voting on the impasse between city management and Fraternal Order of Police Gator Lodge 67.
Read More »How To See If Your Property Is Within FEMA’s New Proposed Flood Zones
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in the process of updating flood zone maps, including those portions in and around Gainesville.
Read More »UF President Kent Fuchs Speaks With WUFT As 2018-19 Academic Year Begins
President Kent Fuchs visited the WUFT-FM studio to discuss a few topics of interest to students, faculty, and staff.
Read More »“Dangerous Building” Backlog Is Too Much For Gainesville’s Annual City Budget
The city of Gainesville has nearly 100 properties on it's Dangerous Building list, but only $27,000 a year to deal with the decrepit homes and buildings.
Read More »Mobile Home Park Suffers Hurricane-Like Damage
Sunday's storm left Whitney Mobile Home Park in worse condition than Hurricane Irma, according to some of the residents.
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