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Friday, May 8, 2026
Alachua County Fire Rescue Chief Harold Theus has announced he will retire on May 29 after more than three decades with the department. Theus joined the department in 1994 and was elevated to chief in March 2019. County officials made the announcement Thursday.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · Alachua County
Duke Energy is replacing wooden transmission poles with taller steel and concrete ones along Archer Road, Center Drive, and Mowry Road as part of Hurricane Preparedness Week, citing improved wind resistance. The utility says roughly 60 percent of its transmission poles have been upgraded over the past five years, with full completion targeted by 2028. Additional grid-hardening efforts include burying power lines underground and deploying technology that automatically detects and isolates outages.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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