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Jacob OglesOctober 15, 2018

Teachers overthrew sitting leadership for the Florida Education Association this weekend, electing new president Fedrick C. Ingram and a slate of new officers. Ingram previously served as vice president under Joanne McCall, but in May made clear he would run against the sitting president. At the organization’s annual Delegate Assembly in Orlando, the 1,000 assembled […]

Jacob OglesOctober 15, 2018

If Florida wants to fight blue-green algae and red tide, it means getting serious about septic tanks, says state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo. “Anyone of us who has a bathroom is at fault,” the Naples Republican said. Passidomo spoke on South Florida’s ongoing water woes at a Naples luncheon organized by the Women’s Republican Club of […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday said a request for transitional sheltering assistance has been approved for Bay County. The news means the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide more options for places for families to stay, including hotel rooms, for individuals displaced by Hurricane Michael. “They’ll begin accepting applications tomorrow,” Scott said on social media. […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says Tyndall Air Force Base won’t close despite tremendous damage caused by Hurricane Michael. Tyndall officials this week briefed the Florida Democrat, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on the impact of the storm. “Tyndall is totally devastated,” Nelson said. “The older buildings will have to be razed and […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, will remain off the campaign trail until at least Wednesday while his community recovers from Hurricane Michael. That means the first gubernatorial debate will likely be canceled. “I’m as eager to get back out there talking to folks,” Gillum said in a Facebook message to […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

The Walt Disney Company announced $1 million in support for communities impacted by Hurricane Michael. The money will go to the Florida Disaster Fund. Gov. Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida thanked the corporation for the philanthropic gesture. “We are extremely thankful for Walt Disney Company’s support of the Florida Disaster Fund,” Scott said. “This funding […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

Trulieve, one of the leading licensed medical marijuana providers in Florida, announced it would launch a statewide donation drive to help areas affected by Hurricane Michael. The Gadsden County-based company in a press release stressed the connection between the business and the Panhandle and Big Bend communities affected by the storm. “We’re fortunate enough to […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

Citizens Property Insurance announced the opening of several catastrophe response centers in Panama City. A new mobile claim center will open at noon today in the parking lot for a Sam’s Club on West 23rd Street. That’s in addition to an already-open center in the parking lot for the Walmart Supercenter in Fallschase Village Center […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday that he remains concerned about reaching rural communities with help days after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle. On NBC’s Meet The Press, he characterized the damage from the storm as “a total wipeout.” “It’s hard to imagine it ever being able to recapture the exact identity it once had,” Rubio […]

Jacob OglesOctober 13, 2018

State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, an Orlando Democrat, accepted an onstage engagement proposal from longtime partner Jerick Mediavilla at Orlando Come Out With Pride. Smith, Florida’s first gay Latino member of the Florida Legislature, was on stage for the annual Pride Rally at Lake Eola Park on Saturday evening when Mediavilla surprised him by getting […]

Jacob Ogles

Educator uprising: FEA delegates opt for new leadership

Kathleen Passidomo: To stop algae problem, get serious on septic tanks

Rick Scott says transitional shelter assistance available in Bay County

Bill Nelson: Tyndall won’t close over Hurricane Michael damage

Andrew Gillum off campaign trail through Wednesday, debate likely canceled

Walt Disney Company donates $1 million to Florida Disaster Fund

Trulieve launches relief drive to help Panhandle neighbors

Citizens Insurance opens claims centers in Panama City

Marco Rubio: Michael devastation a ‘total wipeout’

Carlos Guillermo Smith gets engaged at Orlando Pride