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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 13, 2018

Statewide Republican candidates today banded together for a supply drive today for hurricane-struck areas of the state. Gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, his running mate Jeannette Nunez, Attorney General candidate Ashley Moody and Agriculture Commissioner candidate Matt Caldwell shared pictures and video today as they gathered supplies in Live Oak and ran them up to Bay […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 13, 2018

Tri-Eagle Sales, a leading beverage wholesaler in North and North-Central Florida, will offer cans of water from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The beer distributor intends to help community members who’ve been affected by Hurricane Michael. In Gadsden County, where Tri-Eagle is located, the storm killed at least four, and mandatory curfews remain in effect, according […]

Jacob OglesOctober 13, 2018

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew’s tremendous destruction, this no longer looks like a typical campaign weekend, as many of the candidates for office instead devote 100 percent of their time to storm-struck areas. Gov. Rick Scott, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, called for a delay in a Tuesday debate with incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2018

On Friday afternoon, Jimmy Patronis stood in front of the wreckage of his childhood memories and talked to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. A Panama City Beach native who represented the area in the state House before appointed last year to be the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Patronis used as a backdrop his storm-ravaged junior high school to address the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

In a rare moment of bipartisanship during a fierce campaign season, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson joined Panhandle Congressman Neal Dunn to send a letter to the Department of Defense urging them to expedite repairs at Tyndall Air Force Base. The base was critically damaged during Hurricane Michael. The storm made landfall Wednesday near Mexico Beach, […]

Drew WilsonOctober 12, 2018

The platoon of power professionals working to get electricity restored in the Florida Panhandle has jumped to 4,400 according to Gulf Power, the region’s major utility company. In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Michael, more than 400,000 utility customers in Florida were without power, and about a third of those were Gulf Power Customers. The […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is guiding the capital city through post-storm recovery, but the Democratic gubernatorial nominee found some time Friday to talk with MSNBC’s Katy Tur. Unsurprisingly, the campaign came up. Turning to polling, Tur noted the race with Ron DeSantis is tightening according to recent individual surveys. While the Real Clear Politics average is a 3.7 point […]

Tag: Hurricane Michael

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

Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody, Matt Caldwell run supplies to Panama City

North Florida Anheuser-Busch distributor to offer cans of water Saturday

Michael mangles campaign schedules

Jimmy Patronis: ‘You’re not supposed to come home and see your town gone’

Members of Congress to feds: Speed up Tyndall recovery

Gulf Power says 4,400 power pros working 24/7 on Panhandle restoration

Andrew Gillum talks tightening polls, storm recovery challenges