Hobe Heights residents still waiting for financial help after flooding January 21, 2021 at 11:05 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 9:25 AM
Several Hobe Sound residents are frustrated they have yet to receive any money to help with their damaged homes. We re fed up, said Colby Besaw.
Back in May, days of
Besaw s house is just one of 10 the county is now planning to acquire once a contract is finalized by the Florida Department of Emergency Management. All the neighbors are very skeptical if and when we re going to get the money, said Besaw.
In order for the acquisitions to begin, the county must approve the contract and then send it back to the state for it to be approved again.
Hobe Heights residents remain frustrated as they wait for financial help to be approved by state, local leaders
As many as 10 homes will be acquired by county after being destroyed by flooding
Several Hobe Sound residents are frustrated they have yet to receive any money to help with their damaged homes.
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HOBE SOUND, Fla. â Several Hobe Sound residents are frustrated they have yet to receive any money to help with their damaged homes. We re fed up, said Colby Besaw.
Back in May, days of
Besaw s house is just one of 10 the county is now planning to acquire once a contract is finalized by the Florida Department of Emergency Management.
UpdatedSat, Jan 30, 2021 at 9:02 pm ET
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Residents age 65 and older check into the new state-run vaccination clinic at University Square Mall in Tampa. (Department of Health-Hillsborough County)
Correction: The state has contracted with vendor Sharecare to handle appointments for residents to get vaccinated.
FLORIDA Hoping to restore order to what s been chaos since the coronavirus vaccine was rolled out to residents 65 and older in late December, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will take over vaccine registrations.
Meanwhile, reports that people from other countries were traveling to Florida to obtain coronavirus shots spurred Florida surgeon general Dr. Scott Rivkees to sign a public health advisory order that prioritizes Florida residents for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rebekah Jones, a fired COVID-19 data manager for the state of Florida, will turn herself in to authorities on Sunday night, she said in a tweet on Saturday that has since been deleted. Officers had served a warrant on her home on Dec. 7 after they said they traced an unauthorized entry into a Florida Department of Emergency Management text message service back to an IP address registered to her.
Fla. nurses volunteer to administer the vaccine statetwide Nurses volunteered to distribute the vaccine in Bradenton (Source: Dr. Jose Castillo – CRNA/ Grateful Floridians) By ABC7 Staff | January 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM EST - Updated January 15 at 10:00 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Association of Nurses Anesthetists have been volunteering statewide to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health care workers and first responders.
Having recently launched his Seniors First approach to accelerate the distribution of the vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Emergency Management to partner with nurses to ensure swift distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists immediately jumped into action coordinating a volunteer effort across the state to help county health departments with vaccinations.