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A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2016

On Wednesday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry briefed local media on the city’s response plan for Hurricane Matthew. The eye, slated to parallel the Jacksonville coast sometime Friday evening, presents the closest thing to an existential threat Jacksonville has faced from a hurricane this century. The Jacksonville City Council is slated to meet at noon to […]

Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

The National Hurricane Center has extended the hurricane warning northward in Florida as Matthew heads toward the East Coast. Meanwhile, Hurricane Matthew is heading toward the Bahamas after hitting Cuba hard. The hurricane center says the hurricane was about 105 miles (165 kilometers) south of Long Island, Bahamas. It has maximum sustained winds of 120 […]

Scott PowersOctober 5, 2016

Political yard signs are probably not great things during a 100-mph wind and at least one candidate, state Rep. Rene Plasencia, is scurrying Wednesday to pull his before Hurricane Matthew menaces Florida’s Atlantic coast. Plasencia, a Republican from Orlando running in House District 50 — which covers far-east Orange and north Brevard County all the […]

Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Brevard County, and voluntary evacuations have been activated in St. Lucie County, but Gov. Rick Scott urged other coastal residents potentially in harm’s way not to wait to be told to leave. The governor said during a Wednesday morning news conference that “if you’re able to go early, leave […]

Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2016

The possible arrival of Hurricane Matthew along the state’s east coast is causing a variety of court closures. As of 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, courts in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties announced shutdowns for Thursday and Friday. That makes a total of 12 counties where courts are closed or will close this week because of the storm, according […]

Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott in a Wednesday news briefing on Hurricane Matthew told Floridians that “protecting life is our No. 1 priority.” “If Matthew directly impacts Florida, there will be massive destruction, the likes of which we have not seen in years,” he said at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. “This is a deadly storm […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2016

With projections now showing an increased chance monster Hurricane Matthew might hit Florida’s Atlantic coast, Gov. Rick Scott took to The Weather Channel Tuesday afternoon to urge residents to prepare now and to leave now if they’re planning to evacuate regardless. The storm, after devastating Haiti, still is two or more days away if it […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2016

In the words of The Smiths, “that joke isn’t funny anymore.” That seemed to be the reaction of the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Tuesday to the latest tweet from @jaxmayorcurry, a parody account of the current chief executive. “The mayor uses and relies on social media for information,” said City of Jacksonville Director of Public Affairs […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2016

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer‘s annual State of the City Address has been postponed until after it’s certain the city is OK. The mayor’s office announced Tuesday it and the Downtown Orlando Partnership are postponing the speech that was scheduled for Wednesday, as Hurricane Matthew continues its uncertain march past or into Florida later this week. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 4, 2016

President Barack Obama won’t be visiting Florida this week. The Hillary Clinton campaign announced it was postponing a campaign stop in Miami Gardens scheduled for Wednesday because of Hurricane Matthew. The event was scheduled to take place at Florida Memorial University, and Obama was expected to rally supporters and encourage Floridians to register to vote. The […]

Tag: Hurricane Matthew

Lenny Curry orders evacuation of beach communities, low-lying areas

Hurricane warning extended for Florida’s coast

Rene Plasencia pulling yard signs in preparation for Hurricane Matthew

Evacuations underway in 2 Florida counties

Hurricane Matthew causes court closures

Rick Scott: ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst’

Rick Scott urges people to get ready for Matthew now; leave now if you’re already planning to evacuate

Lenny Curry’s office to parody Twitter account: Public safety is no joke

Buddy Dyer postpones state of city speech due to Hurricane Matthew

Barack Obama postpones Miami Gardens campaign event because of Hurricane Matthew