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Still dealing with damage from Hurrican Irma, residents around Lake Santa Fe are asking for a no-wake ordinance along the edge of the lake.
Read More »Melrose Residents Seeking No-Wake Ordinance In Midst Of Hurricane Season
Restoration Begins For Private Cemeteries Affected By Hurricane Irma
It has been nine months since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, and yet some Alachua County residents are still picking up the pieces of its devastation.
Read More »Tourism Boost Sought After Alberto Blows Through
As winds and rains let up from Subtropical Storm Alberto, Florida officials Tuesday were quickly spinning ways to draw tourists to areas that may have missed out on Memorial Day crowds.
Read More »Alberto It Is: First Named Tropical System Chugs Toward Gulf
Alberto comes ahead of schedule: the six-month hurricane season doesn't begin until June 1. Parts of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have already seen heavy rain this week, and further deluges could leave those areas vulnerable to flash flooding and river flooding. Some beachfront and riverfront communities are already handing out sandbags.
Read More »Untold Florida: What Unresolved Hurricane Irma Damage Have You Seen?
What damage from last year's biggest storm in Florida are you still seeing?
Read More »Storm Brews With Hurricane Season On Horizon
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a slightly above-average hurricane season is on the horizon.
Read More »Low Pay, Poor Morale And A Contract Dispute Leave GPD With Staffing Shortages
Gainesville's Police Department has been struggling with a decline of officers. In the last five years, over 100 officers departed because of low pay and poor morale, among other things.
Read More »Poe Springs Park, Closed Since Irma, To Reopen By Memorial Day
Poe Springs is scheduled to reopen by Memorial Day on May 28.
Read More »Volunteers Collect Thousands of Pounds of Trash From Gainesville Creeks
About 150 volunteers with Current Problems Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting water resources in North Florida, recently collected 6,590 pounds of trash from creeks around Gainesville. Most of the trash likely came from flooding during Hurricane Irma, said Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems.
Read More »Untold Florida: Why U.S. 441 Across Paynes Prairie Is Still Just One Lane
As rainy season is fast approaching, the two outside lanes on 441 beside Paynes Prairie will remain closed until sustained dry weather arrives.
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