COUNTY 

WFSU 

A Florida county may turn a ship into the world’s largest artificial reef  

A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. 

 

Pensacola News Journal  

Escambia County assistance programs provide over $3.2M to residents  

Escambia County has provided assistance totaling over $3.2 million this fiscal year to residents in need, helping residents with housing rehabilitation, down payment assistance, wheelchair ramps, emergency repairs, and even constructing brand-new homes through county programs. 

 

WCJB 

Marion County leaders donate fire department vehicles to Levy County, Williston Fire Rescue stations  

WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County leaders are donating fire department vehicles to their neighbors. 

 

PUBLIC CAMPING 

Miami Herald 

Miami-Dade advances plan to convert La Quinta into housing  

As cities and counties across Florida face an Oct. 1 deadline for a new state law that will prohibit people from sleeping or camping in public spaces, Miami-Dade County commissioners voted Wednesday to move forward with plans to convert a Cutler Bay hotel into subsidized housing for homeless seniors. 

  

HURRICANE SEASON 

Tampa Bay Times 

Hurricane center tracking 5 systems that could develop  

The National Hurricane Center had its hands full Thursday — well at least one hand — as it was keeping track of five systems in the Atlantic basin with the potential to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.