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The Baker County Community of Taylor has received the honor of becoming a nationally recognized Firewise Community. The Firewise Communities Program is a national recognition program that acknowledges and encourages hardworking communities across the county who are addressing their unique wildfire issues. More ... BAKER COUNTY, FLA - Two Alabama residents were killed and one seriously injured when their SUV crashed into the back of a semi truck on Interstate 10 west of Sanderson. More ... PALATKA, Fla., Nov. 18, 2008 — The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board voted Nov. 11 to disburse $5.2 million in legislative funds to local government utility partners in northeast Florida for wastewater treatment plant upgrades in the Lower St. Johns River Basin. More ... NOVEMBER 18, 2008 – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging consumers to follow all safety rules and regulations posted at carnivals and fairs. The fall festival season is underway and many Florida communities have fairs this time of year. The leading cause of injury on fair rides is patron error. More ... As I turned on to my driveway lined with Long Leaf Pines I had planted almost four years ago, I was shocked. My trees were devastated. At first glance, not knowing what exactly could have perpetrated this act, I jumped from the truck to investigate up close. More ... LAKE CITY, FL - A public meeting for the Interstate 75 Master Plan Study will be held Tuesday, November 18, 2008 beginnings at 4:30 pm at the Florida Department of Transportation - District Office at 1109 S. Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida. More ... Obituaries are provided to North Florida News Daily by your local funeral homes and are updated daily. More ... CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined the City of Atlantic Beach and other stakeholders today for a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the Hopkins Creek Regional Retention Pond, a stormwater retrofitting project that will reduce pollutant loading to the Lower St. Johns River. More ... The University of North Florida’s student-run weekly newspaper, the Spinnaker, recently placed among the top five weekly university tabloid newspapers at the National College Media Convention’s Best of Show competition in Kansas City, Mo. More ... MACCLENNY, FL - The Macclenny Fire Department is now taking applications for this year’s Christmas-4-Kids Program. Applications can be picked up at the Macclenny Fire Department Station One. The deadline to return application is November 30, 2008. More ... |
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