May is Motorcycle and Bicycle Awareness Month

This month, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) is reminding motorists statewide to share the road with motorcycles and bicycles in an effort to reduce crashes involving these vulnerable road users. DHSMV’s Motorcycle and Bicycle Safety Awareness Month is in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Police Chiefs Association,…

May is National Military Appreciation Month

National Military Appreciation Month started as a simple idea: to gather America around its military family to honor, remember, recognize, and appreciate those who have served and those now serving and to know the history behind it all. Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the…

Apply for Alligator Hunt Permits

Since 1988, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has offered hunters the opportunity to take part in the annual statewide recreational alligator harvest that runs from August 15 through November 1. The application period for the Phase I random drawing begins May 12 at 10 a.m. and runs through May 22. More than 6,000…