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Read More »FDEO and Enterprise Florida Inc. Award Over $30 Million In Grants To Small And Rural Florida Communities
Florida Christmas Tree Farmers Grapple With COVID-19 And Dwindling Numbers
There used to be more than 100 Christmas tree farms across the state, but in recent years that number has dwindled to less than 20, said John Gregory, owner of Unicorn Hill Christmas Tree Farm.
Read More »In Race For Congress, Florida’s ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer And Its Links To Racism Become An Issue
Congressional candidate Judson Sapp distributed more than 1,000 Gator Bait signs across the district.
Read More »The Battle of Bone Valley: Part I, The Case Tolling Florida’s Smallest County
A multi-family phosphate mining company is suing Union County for $298.75 million because of the county’s recent land-use limitations.
Read More »Williston’s Regional General Hospital Faces Potential Closure In Wake Of Utility Debt
Williston’s Regional General Hospital continues to struggle financially as it pays down utility debt to the city. It's weekly payment plan tripled Friday to $15,000.
Read More »FWC: Suspects Used Dogs To Attack Florida Black Bears
Nine people face animal-cruelty charges and other allegations after a year-long investigation into the use of dogs to attack Florida black bears, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.
Read More »State Prison Ceiling Falls, Injuring Inmates and Triggering UF Shands Alert
Ashley Cook, a state spokeswoman for the department, said none of the injuries are life-threatening.
Read More »In Photos: Bradford County Flooding
Residents of rural Bradford County recover after Hurricane Irma took their power and flooded some of their homes. Many residents are still without power and do not know when it will come back. Yet, getting outdoors seemed to be the common answer to their problems, as almost a dozen people fished in the flooded Sampson Creek, a father and son duo from Lake Butler put their boat in the elevated waters of the New River and a Sampson City resident drove an all-terrain vehicle through his neighborhood.
Read More »Gainesville Teen Hikes Nearly 300 Miles. To Save Florida.
Anybody could do it, he said. But Oscar Psychas isn’t just anybody.
Read More »2 Killed, 2 Injured In Union County Crash
The Florida Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Donna Crews and 10-year-old Kaelyn Crews died when a pickup truck struck their car head-on as they traveled on State Road 100.
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