GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two former Gainesville mayors died in the past week. James “Jim” Painter died Thursday from cancer at the age of 71, and Craig Lowe was found dead Saturday morning at the age of 65. Lowe’s cause of death remains undisclosed. From 1993 through 1996, Painter was Gainesville’s …
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Florida lawmakers on Monday passed a record $112.1 billion budget to end the 2022 legislative session. Among the billions of dollars in state appropriations are hundreds of millions in local funding. Gov. Ron DeSantis is now reviewing the budget and could use his line-item veto power to cancel individual projects. …
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For Rob Long, one rubber duck means the world. As he left work, he found it sitting on his Jeep, Kimberly Long, his wife, said. From there he left to meet Long, and together, they drove to Newberry to put their rescue pit bull to sleep. Even after he traded …
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Against the backdrop of a bright blue sky and a calm lake, the Hyper-Sub roars to life. The sleek, black vessel hums loudly from its docked position at the Lake Side Park Boat Ramp in Lake Butler, Florida. But this boat attracts crowds of adults and children because it looks …
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Together, the cast of “Stirring the Leaves” and the audience celebrated the birth of their town, Micanopy, 200 years ago. But their opening night rendition was also addressed to someone specific: their playwright, Violet Asmuth, for her 92nd birthday.
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The Alachua County Development Review Committee voted to approve the Final Development Plan for the Dollar General Sept. 9, causing debate among Micanopy residents. However, a case between Concept Companies, Inc., the project’s developer, and Alachua County is ongoing, according to court documents filed the same day.
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At home, Stephanie Karolus doesn’t have Wi-Fi. Instead, Karolus, 31, would rely on her mobile phone’s hotspot to upload work, stream and call her family. “When I discovered that the library system had the WiFi2Go, I was pretty excited,” Karolus, the director of Christian education at First Lutheran Church, said. …
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