Hurricane Michael

Florida Forest Service Director Erin Albury says Hurricane Michael destroyed about 2.8 million acres of trees, and the leftover debris is creating a serious threat of wildland fire to certain panhandle communities.

Most of the county's reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover the costs of emergency erosion prevention measures taken following Hurricane Michael.

Housing remains one of the greatest long-term recovery needs in Calhoun and Jackson Counties more than two years after Hurricane Michael.

The senior center is the first major city-owned building to come back online since the Category 5 storm made landfall less than 30 miles away.

A major overhaul of an airport terminal in Calhoun County is underway. The new facility will be about 3,600 square feet, much bigger than the old 400 square-foot terminal.

It’s now been two years since the Category 5 storm made landfall, bringing dangerous 155 miles per hour winds, devastating property and people’s livelihoods. Dozens were killed by the storm.

It’s been two years since the Florida Panhandle town of Mexico Beach was leveled by Category 5 Hurricane Michael. “There’s nothing we could’ve done for Michael. No matter how many windows we boarded up, you can’t prepare for that,” says Al Cathey, the town’s mayor of 14 years.

This is the second round of housing-recovery loans for people who suffered damage from Hurricane Michael in October of 2018. The first round of $5-million funded by the Florida Legislature last year went fast.

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