An interactive map shows how storm surge could impact your area
WEBSep 27, 2022 · To help prepare residents for what they can expect, the National Hurricane Center has an interactive map that shows the impact storm surge can have along Florida's coast, as well as along the Eastern seaboard and in the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. The map lets users toggle between a simulation of the various …
Meet the candidates for Okaloosa County Commissioner
WEBAug 7, 2024 · How can the county commission best support, protect, expand and leverage our military missions? Garcia: Encourage and sustain a mutual relationship by proactively engaging in beneficial interests.Maintain constant communication to ensure our contracts are in order and functioning for the best interests of the community while still offering solutions for service members' families, such as child ...
Meet the candidates for Escambia County Commissioner
WEBAug 9, 2024 · How can the county commission best support, protect, expand and leverage our military missions? Hofberger: The Escambia County Commission can best support the military presence by actively advocating for federal and state funding to enhance local infrastructure and services that benefit military families and installations.They can establish partnerships with local educational institutions to ...
Election 2024: Meet the candidates | WUWF
WEBElection 2024: Meet the candidates. Public media stations across Florida collaborated to produce this voter guide with information about candidates running in state and federal races. We asked each candidate where they stood on the six amendments on the ballot, and we asked them for their solutions for the important issues in Florida.
Florida Civil Citation program offers youth an alternative to
WEBMay 14, 2024 · The Collier County Sheriff’s Office’s Juvenile Civil Citation Program has been in place since 2003. Last year in 2023, 73% of eligible youth were given the opportunity to enter the Civil Citation Program -- mostly through cases that happened in schools. 90% of eligible youth went into Civil Citation when their …
New Florida law allows private and charter schools to open in …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · One provision of a new sweeping state education law allows for a library, community service organization, museum, performing arts venue, theater, cinema or church to house a school.. The new Florida law (), which took effect July 1, allows private, charter and microschools to rent or buy these spaces and use them to open a school without having to comply with local land use and zoning ...
In the south, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most
WEBJul 19, 2024 · In Florida, the sea level rise similarly has accelerated, from a rate of some 3.1 millimeters a year since the mid 20th century to 5.9 millimeters a year since 1993 and 8.2 millimeters a year since 2003, according to a study based on 14 tidal gauges in the state. The data suggest that by 2050 the sea level rise in Florida would correspond with ...
The Gulf of Mexico is record hot. Here’s what that means for
WEBAug 21, 2023 · The Gulf of Mexico is experiencing record-hot average water temperatures this summer, bringing coral bleaching and fish kills to the Florida Keys. As the heat has crept to Tampa Bay, residents are starting to see and feel the effects. During July, average water surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico …
Archive of Japanese Americans detained in internment camps is
WEBMay 7, 2024 · STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: During World War II, the United States rounded up more than 125,000 people of Japanese descent. The U.S. imprisoned those people inside what were called internment camps until the end of the war. Courts upheld that security measure at the time, though the United States much later apologized and …
Villages Democrats show enthusiasm for Harris with golf cart parade
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Democratic Party and Harris campaign leaders spoke to the gathered crowd of golf cart riders ahead of their parade at Sumter Landing in The Villages on Saturday. Estimates for the caravan ranged from 300 to 500 golf carts. Two weekends earlier, it was the Villages M.A.G.A. Club organizing a golf cart parade to …