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Columbus Dispatch
Researchers want to know if fireflies are disappearing
Columbus Dispatch
"Kids just go to them without any instruction," said Elizabeth Fields, a naturalist for Franklin County Metro Parks, which sponsors firefly walks during the ...

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Making every square foot count
News & Observer
... call the NC Cooperative Extension (250-1084 in Wake County, 560-0525 in Durham County, 245-2050 in Orange County, 496-3344 in Franklin County and ...

Leesburg woman claims $15M Lotto jackpot
Orlando Sentinel
Meanwhile, St. Johns County schools welcomed 4 percent more kids and Franklin County's enrollment climbed 3 percent. Elsewhere in Central Florida, ...

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Franklin County Finds Hundreds of Marijuana Plants
WMBB-TV
On July 23rd, 2009, Deputies and members of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, with assistance of the Florida Department of Agriculture ...

Suspect sought after 'brutal assault' in City
St. Albans Messenger
Investigators are unsure if Parker is still in the Franklin County area, but they are following leads. Parker is a white male who stands at 5'9” and weighs ...

Rainfall totals update; dramatic increase this month
Examiner.com
Several trees were blown down in Newaygo County, Michigan, Wednesday afternoon.....................................60 mph winds reported in Franklin County, ...

St. Joe suffers Panhandle setback
Business Journal
The Franklin County Commission took steps yesterday to rescind 2 land use changes it approved in 2005, saying that the county cannot justify the land use ...

FWC Featured Creature: Florida Black Bear
Wakulla.com
In addition, some communities in Franklin County in the Panhandle and Collier County in Southwest Florida are taking initiatives to put wildlife-resistant ...

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MyFox Tampa Bay
Fla. unemployment rises in June to 10.6 percent
MiamiHerald.com
Liberty County has the state's lowest unemployment rate at 5.5 percent, followed by Franklin County at 6.6 percent and Walton County at 6.7 percent.
Unemployment numbers rise in Southwest FloridaSun newspapers
Big Bend unemployment risesTallahassee Democrat
Florida's unemployment rate at 10.6 percentChipley Bugle

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New Members Appointed to Wilderness Coast Public Libraries Board
Wakulla.com
Glenda Ondracek is Franklin County Public Library's new director. She brings more than 30 years of library experience to WILD, having served in both the ...

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