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Pat Bonish, his wife, and their two dogs boarded Mayor Heath Davis' makeshift boat during Hurricane Hermine and paddled through downtown Cedar Key to higher ground.
Read More »Aboard A Makeshift Boat In Cedar Key During Hurricane Hermine
Gator Fans Refunded For Two Home Games
Gator football fans can request refunds for the game against LSU, rescheduled for Nov. 19, and the cancelled game against Presbyterian.
Read More »Local School, UF Club Collecting Donations for Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
The University of Florida's Club Creole and a local school team up to bring relief supplies to Haiti after Hurricane Matthew brought devastation and thousands of deaths to the island nation.
Read More »Eight Florida Counties May Receive Disaster Relief From FEMA
Eight counties, and a number of adjacent ones, may be eligible for disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration if owners file claims for damages caused by Hurricane Hermine. Citrus, Dixie, Hernando, Hillsborough, Leon, Levy, Pasco and Pinellas County are under presidential disaster declaration for …
Read More »FEMA Visits Flagler and Putnam County To Assess The Damage From Hurricane Matthew
The Federal Emergency Management Agency was in Flagler and Putnam County today to continue assessing the damage that Hurricane Matthew left up the east coast of Florida.
Read More »Florida Schools Schedule Make Up Days After Two Hurricanes
After two hurricanes in the first nine weeks, North Central Florida schools are scrambling to make up the days.
Read More »Voter Registration Extended
The Voter registration deadline that was supposed to end today has been extended until tomorrow in order to make up for time lost due to Hurricane Matthew. A hearing will be held tomorrow to decide if one extra day will be enough.
Read More »Damage From Hurricane Matthew May Cost $10 Billion
With damaged homes and closed business, early estimates predict damage from Hurricane Matthew may cost up to $10 billion.
Read More »Matthew Death Toll In Florida Climbs To 9
A worker removing trees in the storm aftermath died after a large log rolled on top of him Monday night, but it was not immediately clear whether his death is part of the state tally.
Read More »McElwain Shocked Anyone Would Think Gators Were Dodging LSU
"Dodging the game?" he said. "Wow. ... How anybody could even think that way is beyond me."
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