Renzo DowneyNovember 29, 2019
4min393
The funds would benefit Washington and Jackson counties in his district.
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Renzo DowneyNovember 29, 2019
Jacob OglesMay 19, 2019
11min403
Washington and Sumter stay mum, but what's it all mean?
Jacob OglesMarch 16, 2019
5min651
PredictWise study shows Floridians judge one another's politics harshly.
Jacob OglesNovember 15, 2018
8min472
Bay County’s Supervisor of Elections stood alone in Florida when he allowed voters displaced by Hurricane Michael to cast ballots by email and fax. But while no other officials took the compassionate but clearly illegal course of action, more than one questioned why the state prohibited elections officials from accepting votes electronically under the circumstances. […]
Jacob OglesNovember 12, 2018
5min474
Bay County Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen illegally accepted more than 140 electronic ballots on or before the Nov. 6 election, citing concerns that Hurricane Michael may have displaced voters. But so far, three other North Florida elections chiefs in the Category 4 storm’s path have denied doing the same. And no officials besides Andersen have […]
Drew WilsonOctober 17, 2018
6min292
Gulf Power told its customers in in Jackson and Holmes counties north of I-10 who lost power due to Hurricane Michael that it would get their lights back on by midnight Thursday. On Wednesday, it announced it had hit that mark a day early. As of 5 a.m. CDT Wednesday, the company said it had restored […]
Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018
6min232
Utility company Gulf Power said Tuesday that it had gotten the lights back on for more than 70,000 customers, more than half the number who lost power when Hurricane Michael tore through the Panhandle last week. “We’ve added even more boots on the ground, and we’re concentrating our efforts in our hardest hit areas,” said Adrianne Collins, […]
Scott PowersOctober 15, 2018
2min252
The numbers of homes and businesses without electricity was cut by more than half over the weekend to 168,000 with power restored to many in Leon and Bay counties but 11 central Panhandle counties still have major outages five days after Hurricane Michael, with several still more than 80 percent dark Monday morning. The latest […]
Drew WilsonOctober 15, 2018
7min358
Panhandle utility company Gulf Power announced Sunday evening that all of its Panama City Beach customers west of Highway 79 have been restored. The company said the announcement represents power restoration to more than 10,000 customers living in that area of the city, which was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Michael. The update came a […]
Drew WilsonOctober 14, 2018
6min387
Panhandle utility company Gulf Power announced Sunday that it’s on track to restore power to all customers affected by Hurricane Michael by midnight on Oct. 24. “Hurricane Michael was an unprecedented storm, and Gulf Power is on a mission to ensure an unprecedented response,” said Gulf Power head Stan Connally. “We know that our customers are counting […]