Ocklawaha

Comcast Expanding Xfinity 10G Network to Rural Florida Communities

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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Comcast today announced plans to expand its Xfinity 10G Network and bring high-speed Internet services to 25 rural areas in Florida, many of them for the first time, through the State’s Broadband Opportunity Program.

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  • Comcast today announced plans to expand its Xfinity 10G Network and bring high-speed Internet services to 25 rural areas in Florida, many of them for the first time, through the State’s Broadband Opportunity Program.
  • “We have invested millions in the past year alone to expand our network to new communities across the state.
  • The Xfinity 10G Network with the next-generation Xfinity gateways deliver the most advanced WiFi technology carrying three times more bandwidth to power streaming, gaming, videoconferencing, and more, simultaneously.
  • Most Reliable Connection: Comcast is scaling the nation’s largest and most reliable network – the Xfinity 10G Network – that passes 60 million homes and businesses and counting.

Ocklawaha River's Rodman Dam a 'High Hazard Structure' at Risk of Catastrophic Breach

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Ocala National Forest, Geography of Florida, Florida, Rodman Reservoir, Ocklawaha River, Cross Florida Barge Canal, Rodman, Ocklawaha, Dam

The report, by Givler Engineering Inc.,concludes that Rodman Dam should be removed unless the state commits to a large and ongoing investment of tax dollars to address years of neglect and ongoing legal liability.

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  • The report, by Givler Engineering Inc.,concludes that Rodman Dam should be removed unless the state commits to a large and ongoing investment of tax dollars to address years of neglect and ongoing legal liability.
  • Florida Defenders of the Environment attorney Bruce Kaster said the findings add another strong argument for a permanent drawdown of the upstream Rodman Reservoir, or removal of the dam.
  • The 6,100-foot dam on the Ocklawaha River in Putnam County was built in 1968 as part of a federal project to build the Cross Florida Barge Canal.
  • For more information about the Rodman Dam report, contact Florida Defenders of the Environment Executive Director Jim Gross at [email protected] or Defenders of the Environment attorney Bruce Kaster at 352-622-1600.

YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION COMES TO THE REFUGE, A HEALING PLACE & TWELVE OAKS RECOVERY CENTER

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Monday, December 14, 2020
Psychiatry, Drug rehabilitation, Mental health, Psychosocial rehabilitation, Recovery model, Mind, Medical specialties

According to a recent CDC survey , 15.6% of Floridas high school youth said that they have seriously considered suicide in the past twelve months.

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  • According to a recent CDC survey , 15.6% of Floridas high school youth said that they have seriously considered suicide in the past twelve months.
  • Suicide is the third leading cause of death for Florida youth ages 10-24, with more than 300 young lives lost 2018.
  • Twelve Oaks Recovery Center is pleased to be working with The Jason Foundation to provide programs and resources to youth who are in crisis, said Twelve Oaks Recovery Center CEO Joe Holland.
  • Shea Kimbrough, Director of Business Development The Refuge, A Healing Place (352) 512-8877 [email protected] Joe Holland, Chief Executive Officer Twelve Oaks Recovery Center (850) 916-8003 ext.

Publix Improves Florida Watersheds with Tree Plantings

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Philanthropy, Retail, Environment, Supermarket, Other Philanthropy, Foundation, Publix, Withlacoochee River, Withlacoochee, Orange Creek, Ocklawaha, Economy of the United States, the Arbor Day Foundation, Publix

For the fourth year in a row, Publix has donated proceeds from the sale of green Publix-branded reusable bags to the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees in damaged Florida watersheds.

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  • For the fourth year in a row, Publix has donated proceeds from the sale of green Publix-branded reusable bags to the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees in damaged Florida watersheds.
  • Healthy watersheds restore natural habitats for wildlife, which can help protect endangered and threatened animal species.
  • Previous years donations were used to plant trees in Floridas Upper Ocklawaha River basin, Little Orange Creek Preserve and Withlacoochee River watersheds.
  • Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the U.S. with more than 200,000 associates, currently operates 1,242 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.