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Hurricane Idalia 100 mph winds topple Perry gas station awning
Read full article: Hurricane Idalia 100 mph winds topple Perry gas station awningHurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a category 3 storm. Winds over 100 mph forced a gas station awning in Perry to topple over. Other areas of Perry suffered damage.
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Nikki Fried backs new legislation to stop gas station skimmers
Read full article: Nikki Fried backs new legislation to stop gas station skimmersNikki Fried is taking aim at gas station skimmers, throwing her support behind a bill that seeks to put new safeguards in place to protect consumers in the state.
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Kimberly Walker makes history after investing in BP gas station
Read full article: Kimberly Walker makes history after investing in BP gas station“As I looked around, I realized gas stations didn’t close down during the COVID-19, so I thought it was a wise investment,” said Walker. The gas station is located on the busy corner off of Arlington Expressway where there is lots of talk about the new owner. Walker said BP called her with news that she had made history buy investing in the gas station. Since the grand opening, Walker said she has the first Black-owned BP gas station in the state. Walker hopes other minorities will become interested in buying a gas station.