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United Way hosts event raising Gator chomps and issue awareness

By on October 18th, 2012 | Last updated: October 19, 2012 at 1:52 pm

The United Downtown event, hosted by the United Way of North Central Florida, is complete with games, food and live music in honor of another Gator game.

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Marion County GOP selects new sheriff nominee

By on October 11th, 2012 | Last updated: October 25, 2012 at 4:26 pm

The Republican Party has selected Chris Blair as a the nominee for Marion County sheriff. Blair will replace Dan Kuhn on the ballot in this November’s election.

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Students vote on referendum to change name of Reitz Union

By on October 3rd, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:43 pm

Students at the University of Florida have the opportunity to vote on behalf of a name change for the J. Reitz Student Union. The referendum students are voting on suggests a change in the name to instead honor Vigil Hawkins, an African American who helped to end segregation at UF.

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Endeavour leaves Kennedy Space Center for California

By on September 19th, 2012 | Last updated: October 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm

The space shuttle Endeavour left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:22 a.m. Wednesday atop a Boeing 747 to retire to its permanent home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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Cabbage Growers Take A Hit From Freeze

By on January 13th, 2010 | Last updated: October 4, 2012 at 2:58 pm

By Lynsey Saunders – WUFT-FM Crops all over the Florida peninsula have succumbed to the cold weather. Cabbage grown in Putnam County has taken a beating from the frigid temperatures this past week. WUFT-FM’s Lynsey Saunders reports how many growers [...]

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Urban Meyer Changes His Mind

By on January 12th, 2010 | Last updated: October 4, 2012 at 2:56 pm

By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM The Gator Nation has gone through a range of emotions in the past couple of days—first hearing of the resignation of University of Florida head football coach Urban Meyer—and then his decision to stay, but [...]

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