In the face of stark local environmental opposition, a state water board on Tuesday unanimously approved “with protest” about 1 million gallons daily for Nestle's bottled water business from one of the treasured natural springs along the Santa Fe River in north central Florida.
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The always essential but traditionally undervalued group has become esteemed like never before in recent months.
Read More »Public Mistakenly Kept From Courtrooms As COVID-19 Precautions Set In At Courthouse
It remains unclear who gave the order to only allow defendants and litigators into the courtrooms, though a sign posted on the door of each one declared it was “for public safety reasons.”
Read More »North Central Florida Public Schools Take Sanitary Precautions Against COVID-19, But School Is Still On
With the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Alachua County announced this week, north central Florida public school districts did not have plans to close as of Wednesday.
Read More »Voter Registration Deadline Nears, With Many Floridians Not Allowed To Vote In Primary
The state’s closed primary system means only those registered as either Democrats or Republicans can vote for someone to be their political party’s nominee.
Read More »Newberry Becomes First Alachua County High School To Reach 100% Graduation Rate
Newberry’s 2019 class of 154 had a 100% graduation rate – the first for one of the county’s seven public high schools and higher than the statewide rate of 87%.
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