2011

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission For immediate release: April 22, 2011Contact: Tony Young, 850-488-7867 National Wildlife Refuges Offer Special Hunts This fall, Northwest Florida offers some special deer and wild hog hunts at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and a unique “big-game” hunt on the island of St. Vincent NWR. The application period…

PLEASE NOTE Tax payment searches and online tax payments will be turned off May 31 at 5:00 p.m. CDT and will remain off until the annual tax certificate sale is complete. Please call 850-438-6500 x252 for further information.

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PROPERTY TAXES YET? All 2010 unpaid real estate taxes must be processed by close of business May 31 to avoid a tax certificate being issued, which is a first lien against the property. Click here to read the entire public service announcement.

Click here to access the tax certificate auction site.

YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE – DON’T DRIVE DROWSY A Florida family turns their tragedy into a campaign to save lives. Driver fatigue leads to 1,550 fatalities and 71,000 crashes each year in the United States. While those numbers may seem like boring statistics, it is more than that to Ronshay Dugans’ family. It is a…

Fish Busters’ Bulletin, April columnBy FWC’s Bob WattendorfMedia contact: Bob Wattendorf, 850-488-0520 Try something new for Children & Nature Awareness Month Children and nature. It doesn’t get more wholesome and natural than that. So, why all the fuss and need to designate April as “Children & Nature Awareness Month”? The unfortunate facts are that Americans…

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PROPERTY TAXES YET? Over $24 Million (Approximately 9%)of the Tax Roll Remains Unpaid All 2010 unpaid real estate and tangible personal property taxes must be paid and receipted by 5:00 p.m. April 29 to avoid being advertised as delinquent and incurring additional costs. Click here to read the entire public service…