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Excessive rainfall has damaged vegetation, flooded three koi ponds and made the entire lower level of the botanical garden inaccessible.
Read More »Excessive Rain Overruns Williston’s Cedar Lakes Woods And Garden
Horses In The Sun Kicks Off Season In Ocala
The 38th annual Horses in the Sun (HITS) Ocala Winter Circuit kicked off this week. The competition includes a variety of classes of horse jumping and over $4 million in total prize money.
Read More »Pentecostals of Gainesville Hold Vigil In Honor Of Five Killed In I-75 Crash
They said this is likely the deadliest accident in the county since 2012, when 10 people were killed on I-75 near Paynes Prairie.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »Untold Florida: Storms, Disease And Rising Labor Costs Threaten Florida’s Blueberry Industry
Florida's blueberry industry yielded more than $200 million in 2017. The industry, however, has faced a multitude of setbacks from disease and extreme weather.
Read More »Organic Farmer: Immigration A Top Issue For Amy Van Scoik
As Election Day nears, Frog Song Organics owner Amy Van Scoik, a registered independent voter, will be looking closely at the candidates and their policies, and specifically how they might affect immigration, as she struggles to find workers for her farm.
Read More »Panama City Residents Face Long Road To Recovery After Michael
Panhandle residents remain resilient while waiting for help and starting the rebuilding process weeks after Hurricane Michael ripped apart their homes and neighborhoods.
Read More »Michael Upgraded To Category 4 ‘Major’ Hurricane As It Approaches Florida Panhandle
The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More »Marion Technical College Graduates 8 Future Semi-Truck Drivers To Address National Shortage
This past week, Green and seven other graduates of Marion Technical College are doing their part to solve a large, nationwide shortage of truck drivers.
Read More »A Port St. Joe Family Takes Refuge In Gainesville
Their town was in the path of Hurricane Michael, the strongest hurricane to hit Florida’s Panhandle in over a century.
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