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Drew WilsonOctober 12, 2018

Panhandle utility company Gulf Power announced Thursday night that it has started making progress in its power restoration and rebuilding process in Panama City, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Michael. The company has restored power to more than 32,000 customers overall — an increase of 7,000 from its Thursday afternoon update — […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2018

As Leon County residents continue to clean up after Hurricane Michael, Leon County has extended the free-of-charge period for both its Solid Waste Management Facility and Rural Waste Service Centers. Those facilities will be open normal hours starting Saturday, and remain free of charge until Sunday, October 21. The Solid Waste Management Facility (at 7550 Apalachee […]

Scott PowersOctober 12, 2018

After touring devastated areas around Panama City Thursday, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said “It looks like a bomb went off” and pledged he and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio would do everything they could to make sure full federal aid comes to areas struck by Hurricane Michael. Nelson also visited Tyndall Air Force Base, […]

Scott PowersOctober 12, 2018

People at more than 351,000 homes and businesses smashed by Hurricane Michael Wednesday are getting up in the dark for the second morning, though the numbers without power have been trimmed by about 50,000 since the peak of the blackout Thursday morning. And Gov. Rick Scott announced he is authorizing state- and federally-backed push crews […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

State Rep. Kathleen Peters is pausing her campaign to focus on collecting supplies for people in north Florida devastated by Hurricane Michael. Peters is employing her team to help with gathering supplies from donors. “For the next several days, my team and I will focus on collecting much-needed supplies for those impacted by Hurricane Michael,” she said. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 11, 2018

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is heading back to Tallahassee from Tampa after seeing his wife, Katie, through breast cancer surgery. The two were at Moffitt Cancer Center as Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida Panhandle, including Panama City Beach where the couple and their children live. “To say I’m a little overwhelmed is an […]

Drew WilsonOctober 11, 2018

Utility company Gulf Power said Thursday that it’s already restored power to 25,000 customers affected by Hurricane Michael, but nearly a quarter of its 457,000 customers are still waiting for their lights to come back on. Gulf Power said between its own workers and personnel flying in from across the country, it has 3,000 boots […]

Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2018

Verizon Wireless customers remain largely without service in Bay County and the Panhandle, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. “Citizens with family and friends in the Bay County and other areas severely impacted by the storm should not panic if they can’t reach their loved ones,” Patronis said. “Verizon Wireless has massive outages. […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott is pulling out of the U.S. Senate debate with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson set for next Tuesday, with Scott’s campaign saying he is needed to focus on response to Hurricane Michael and is asking the host network CNN to reschedule it for two weeks later. “Due to the catastrophic destruction […]

Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2018

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Democratic congressional challenger Jennifer Zimmerman took a swipe at Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for heading to Washington, D.C. as his district faced a storm. But officials with Gaetz’s office say he likely better serves constituents from the capitol — he meets with the FEMA director on storm response today — and the congressman has […]

Tag: Hurricane Michael

Gulf Power has restored power to 4K customers in Panama City

Bring out your debris: Leon County takes trash for free

Bill Nelson touring North Florida: ‘It looks like a bomb went off’

351,000 come through second night without power

Kathleen Peters puts politics on hold to collect hurricane relief supplies

Jimmy Patronis reveals his wife’s battle with breast cancer

Gulf Power restores power to 25K customers, but there’s a long way to go

Jimmy Patronis reports major Verizon outages in Bay County, Panhandle

Focusing on storm, Rick Scott pulls from Senate debate, asks CNN to reschedule

Jennifer Zimmerman questions Matt Gaetz whereabouts during Michael

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