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North Central Florida residents continue to protest the Sabal Trail Pipeline construction workers.
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Florida Mental Health And Substance Abuse Program Grant Renewed
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, the primary provider of services for the Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program has been awarded $1.5 million from the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Read More »Parachutist Remembered After Dying In Marion County Jumping Accident
“Rest in peace, brother,” one commenter wrote on a Facebook post from the European Paratroopers Association set up as memorial to Dmytro Zinchenko.
Read More »Florida Votes 2016: Citrus County School Board District 4
Candidates Sandy Counts and Bill Murray have decades of experience in public education and more than 60 years of residency in the county between them.
Read More »Police: Lake City Woman Cashes Paycheck Twice, Pays Bills With It
Brandiesha Williams, 23, received her check on Aug. 26, deposited it online, and later went to a check-cashing business to cash the same check, according to a news release from the Lake County Police Department.
Read More »Citrus Disease Still Harms Industry Despite New Findings
New procedures are being implemented to combat greening, a serious citrus disease that affects crops worldwide. The disease is particularly detrimental in Florida, as the state’s citrus industry has an estimated worth $10.9 billion, according to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ website. According to Tom …
Read More »These Are The Winners of County Primary Races From Hernando to Columbia Counties
Outside of Alachua and Marion counties' primary races, voters on Tuesday chose candidates for dozens of other county-level seats.
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