Evacuations, fuel availability discussed
While the Florida Senate has wrapped-up its fact-finding work on potential improvements needed in hurricane preparation, response, and recovery following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, the Florida House is still working away. The Senate’s proposal is incorporated …
Recovery continues
It was three years ago last Sunday that Florida’s biggest storm to date, Hurricane Michael, struck the Panhandle, its Category 5 winds and storm surge creating a visible path of destruction all the way to the Georgia state …
Big work ahead in slow recovery from Hurricane Michael
As summer approaches, tourists are beginning to return to Mexico Beach, ground zero for Hurricane Michael, which struck a little more than eight months ago. Residents in the Panhandle are now …
Housing and funding challenges spur private effort
With the three-month anniversary this Thursday of Hurricane Michael’s landfall on Florida’s panhandle, insured losses are approaching $5 billion, rebuilding is well underway but housing remains a major problem. The Cat 4 storm …