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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Two-week tax break on hurricane supplies begins Saturday. “Consumers can purchase qualifying supplies, including dog or cat food, ice, generators, radios and more.” • WUFT News: Hernando County considers canal …
Read More »Two-week tax break on hurricane supplies begins Saturday
This Saturday marks the start of Florida’s second Disaster Preparedness Tax Holiday. It runs through Friday, Sept. 8. The two-week holiday, which first started May 27 through June 9, allows Florida residents to save on hurricane preparedness supplies. In May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7063, extending the …
Read More »Tropical system possible in Gulf next week; Franklin likely to intensify
The National Hurricane Center is now marking a spot from the northwest Caribbean into the eastern Gulf of Mexico with a moderate chance for development. Current data and tropical models are signaling that an area of low pressure may evolve along the East Pacific coast of Central America. It’s important to note …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 24, 2023: State education board approves college bathroom rule
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Alligator: Rep. Kat Cammack files late financial disclosure. “U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), who serves Florida’s third congressional district and represents Alachua County, failed to submit her annual financial disclosure on …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 23, 2023: Alachua County ends meat processing plant plans
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: Split BOCC kills meat processing plans. “The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) ordered staff to stop all work on a county-owned meat processing center, killing the controversial …
Read More »TS Harold makes landfall in TX; Franklin likely a hurricane this weekend
Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on Padre Island late Tuesday morning with max sustained winds of 50 mph. According to Colorado State University’s Phil Klotzbach, only 6 other years on record had 9 or more named storms by Aug. 22. Overnight, Harold was the 4th Atlantic storm to form in …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 17, 2023: Aldi acquires Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Forecasters are watching three areas in the tropics, two could be named soon. “The National Hurricane Center has given these two areas a moderate chance to develop in the next …
Read More »Forecasters are watching three areas in the tropics, two could be named soon
Two tropical waves in central and eastern Atlantic have become more organized today. The National Hurricane Center has given these two areas a moderate chance to develop in the next several days. The latest models are moving the systems westward to the Central Atlantic. There is much uncertainty of how …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 14, 2023: With heat wave continuing, distinguish between heat-related illnesses
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Read More »The Point, Aug. 11, 2023: New NOAA prediction, school starts, California robo-taxis
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: NOAA predicts ‘Above-Normal Level’ activity for 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. “Current ocean and atmospheric conditions like record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures have the potential to counteract El Niño conditions.” • …
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