Go Fishing This Weekend

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a license-free freshwater fishing weekend this Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. Free fishing days provide an excellent opportunity for parents who don’t yet have licenses to take youth fishing, or avid anglers to introduce a friend to fishing without having to purchase a…

Budget Friendly Property Tax Payment Plans Available

Taxpayers are encouraged to take advantage of the Tax Payment Installment Plan. By utilizing this plan, taxpayers make four quarterly payments instead of one lump sum payment. Each quarterly bill will receive a different discount for early payment as prescribed by Florida Statutes. The quarterly payments are due by the last day of June, September,…

Arrive Alive ~ Don’t Drink and Drive

~ Floridians and visitors are urged to drive sober for a safe Spring Break ~ The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), is spreading the message Arrive Alive, Don’t Drink and Drive this March as residents and visitors celebrate spring break in Florida. The…

How Do I…Get a Driver License or Identification Card?

In 2010, Florida began requiring new documentation requirements for residents renewing or obtaining a new driver license or identification card. For office visits, you must bring original (copies are not accepted) documents that prove your identity, social security number, and residential address. Visit gathergoget.com to create your own personal checklist before you come in. You…

Click It or Ticket Campaign

The safety belt is your vehicle’s best safety feature, but it only works if you use it. The Dori Slosberg and Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law (effective Ju ne 30, 2009) requires that all drivers, all front seat passengers and all passengers under the age of 18 to fasten their safety belts. (section 316.614, Florida Statutes)…

One Percent Discount Ends February 28

The final discount of one percent on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Tuesday, February 28. To receive the one percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a February postmark; left by midnight CST, February 28, in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations; made online by midnight CST, February…

Stay at the Scene – It Could Save a Life

~ February 2017 is Hit and Run Awareness Month ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) recognizes Hit and Run Awareness Month this February by reminding all motorists to Stay at the Scene when involved in a crash. The initiative seeks to reduce the number of hit and run crashes in…

How Do I…Get a Hunting License?

Florida residents and visitors need a Florida hunting license unless they are a member of one of the “exempted” groups of people listed on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website here. Your license is required to be with you when you are engaged in the licensed activity.  Before purchasing a recreational hunting license…

Two Percent Discount Ends January 31

The two percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Tuesday, January 31. To receive the two percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a January postmark; left by midnight CST, January 31, in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations; or made online by midnight CST, January 31…

Move Over Florida

Florida law requires you to Move Over a lane — when you can safely do so — for stopped emergency, sanitation, utility service vehicles and wreckers.  If you can’t move over — or when on a two-lane road — slow to a speed that is 20 mph less than the posted speed limit.  Slow down to 5…