Tag Archives: Live Oak

Debby brings major flooding to Panhandle

Tuesday morning Debby began drifting eastward, after spending all of Monday parked off the coast of Apalachicola and bringing heavy rainfall across the Florida Panhandle as far east as Suwannee County.  Wakulla County received more than a foot of rain Monday afternoon, and Tuesday morning brought a report of 3 …

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Precaution points on Tropical Storm Debby

From University of Florida Meteorologist Jeff Huffman More detail at www.gatorweather.com SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING OCCURING NOW FROM T.S. DEBBY NEAR I-10 CORRIDOR Axis of heaviest rain expected to shift south into N-Central Florida today and tonight. Widespread flash flooding has occurred overnight in Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton, Nassau, …

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Remembering legendary guitarist Doc Watson

Doc Watson, the grammy award-winning guitarist who has influenced and been revered by virtually every great bluegrass flatpicker in the country has died. The 89-year-old musician, who was blind from age 1, had recently undergone abdominal surgery at a hospital in Winston Salem, N.C., but died a few days later. Florida’s …

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The legacy of Wes Skiles

On Tuesday we took you to Peacock Springs State Park near Live Oak for the renaming ceremony in honor of legendary underwater cinematographer Wes Skiles. Skiles is internationally recognized for his work mapping out the caverns associated with Florida’s numerous springs. Skiles passed away this summer while diving during a …

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