The last two wooden transmission poles in the county are now gone, a sign the county is more prepared for the next storm. "Wonderful, that’s wonderful," FPL customer John Winfree said.

Workers from Osmose Utilities Services are inspecting 820 wooden poles under a $32,000 contract with the city. The work is meant to prolong the life of the distribution poles, many of which were ...

Dozens of wooden poles in that area were toppled from high winds during the summer of 2022. According to I&M, crews will need to clear all trees and woody-stemmed vegetation within the ...

FPL is taking major steps to help Bay County residents recover from the next major hurricane, or tornado, by strengthening the areas infrastructure.

On Feb. 27, at one of FPL’s substations off off Florida Avenue in Lynn Haven, the company demonstrated to media how it fiscally removes and replaces one wooden pole. The process took about one hour.