Drew WilsonSeptember 3, 2019
4min217
"Once we begin work, we will not stop until restoration is complete.”
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Drew WilsonSeptember 3, 2019
Peter SchorschApril 25, 2019
3min239
Farm Share was able to deliver 2.2 million pounds of food and supplies in the days after Michael hit Florida.
Drew WilsonApril 22, 2019
4min579
Damage reported by state and local government will "easily" top $2.6 billion
Michael MolineJanuary 28, 2019
7min845
The Agriculture Commissioner promised to devote herself to the recovery effort.
Drew WilsonJanuary 15, 2019
3min284
In his second week on the job, Gov. Ron DeSantis will take a second tour of the Panhandle communities hardest hit by Hurricane Michael. In a Monday news conference in Miami-Dade, DeSantis said he’ll head back to the other corner of the state on Wednesday, this time with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long […]
Drew WilsonDecember 19, 2018
3min355
The Florida League of Cities announced Wednesday that it will make a $25,000 donation to support the post-Hurricane Michael relief effort in Northwest Florida. “It’s been two months since Hurricane Michael made landfall, but many of our cities are still dealing with the destruction the storm left behind,” said League president and Bartow Mayor Leo […]
Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2018
5min326
Recall last year during the cleanup of Hurricane Irma that, due to a variety of factors, debris cleanup was a mess. Pun very much intended. Irma hit the Sunshine State on the heels of Hurricane Harvey in turning the greater Houston area into a lake for weeks. The back-to-back crises meant that truckers and haulers […]
Drew WilsonOctober 21, 2018
8min388
Northwest Florida utility company Gulf Power announced Sunday that it has moved up the timetable to restore power to certain Bay County residents still in the dark post-Hurricane Michael. “Because of the tireless work and great progress that has been made since the start of this rebuilding effort, we’ve been able to look at each […]
Drew WilsonOctober 19, 2018
4min463
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay has been awarded a pair of grants totaling $750,000 to fund its efforts to help residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Irma last year. The funds came to the non-profit organization by way of a $500,000 grant from the American Red Cross and a $250,000 grant from Volunteer Florida, […]
Drew WilsonOctober 19, 2018
8min402
Panhandle utility company Gulf Power announced Thursday evening that 78,000 of the 125,000 who lost power due to Hurricane Michael had had their service restored. “As we continue to rebuild the harder hit areas, we see and feel the challenge for so many in these communities. We realize that just because we restore power to […]