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Road to recovery
Nearly one week after disaster struck the Taylor County community, the road to recovery is well underway.…
96% of state has power restored
On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that nearly 545,000 accounts, representing 96% of all accounts that lost power following Hurricane Idalia, had been restored – leaving fewer than 23,000 accounts…
Tri-County ‘halfway’ restored
As of Monday, Sept. 4, at noon, Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) officials said they were officially “halfway” to being fully restored, although 9,944 customers remained without power at that time.…
Looters arrested in Steinhatchee
A trio of would-be looters was arrested in Steinhatchee Friday night, Sept. 1, after being stopped for breaking the mandatory curfew in affect due to Hurricane Idalia.…
School resumes Sept. 7
Taylor County students will return to class this Thursday, Sept. 7, with regular school hours.…
Pile up debris by the side of the road
Residents are instructed to pile up vegetative storm debris (tree limbs, logs, branches, plants, etc.) along the side of the road for pick-up by a storm debris removal contractor hired…
Idalia wrecks Taylor
Hurricane Idalia left a wide swaft of devastation across the entire county Wednesday morning, with a potential-record storm surge in some areas along Taylor County’s coast, destructive winds that ripped…
President approves Major Disaster Declaration
Governor DeSantis announced Thursday that President Biden has approved Florida’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Idalia, allowing for the reimbursement of debris removal and authorizing individual assistance…
TCEC was 100% affected by storm, repairs underway
As of Wednesday, 100% of Tri-County Electric Cooperative’s system had been impacted by Hurricane Idalia, leaving 20,000 meters without power.…
Duke Energy starts its restoration efforts
Duke Energy crews are hard at work restoring power across the company’s Florida footprint after Idalia left a wake of flooding and destruction.…
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