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The top stories near you “…Speed decided to elevate her usual celebration of Black History Month on Facebook. Almost each day in February this year, Speed spotlighted one Black leader in the local area. ‘It’s a bunch of people that don’t know the value that we have right here in Gainesville,’ Speed said. ‘I feel there’s a lot of people that don’t know the history of how much we have accomplished.'” “Alyssa Brown, vice president of public policy for the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce, said in the first rounds of PPP loans, 3,700 businesses in Alachua County recei...

PANAMA CITY — The Florida Forest Service has launched a new wildfire prevention education initiative for the Panhandle, which still has thousands of downed trees from Hurricane Michael. Called "Be Wildfire Ready," the campaign is designed to increase the public's awareness of how they can help prevent and prepare for a wildfire. Residents can visit BeWildfireReadyFL.com to view tools and tips on how to safely burn yard waste, create defensible space around their homes and prepare an emergency supply kit.  During a press conference Thursday in Tallahassee, members of the forest service sai...