Florida’s State Board of Education issued a sweeping condemnation of the Alachua County School Board on Wednesday, accusing administrators in Gainesville of fostering a “toxic culture,” ignoring safety and reporting requirements and tolerating social media posts that mocked the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Levy County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $197.7 million budget and adopted a millage rate of 8.75 mills for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. That represents an increase from 8.25 mills in 2024-25.

The Micanopy Planning and Historic Board was unable to hold its scheduled meeting on Tuesday for lack of a quorum, but that didn’t stop Micanopy residents from voicing their concerns surrounding plans to expand the town’s charter school.

Four elected offices will be on the ballot for Ocala’s special municipal elections on Tuesday, but only the offices of mayor and City Council District 3 are contested races. Incumbent Mayor Ben Marciano faces challenger Zackary Arbor Feliciano, and District 3 incumbent Jay A. Musleh faces challengers Mark W. Clark and TamBoura Jenkins.

University of Florida medical students gathered on Friday to protest Florida’s plan to remove vaccine mandates in schools, aligning with criticism echoed by public health experts nationwide that the decision could lead to a reemergence of certain diseases and place a burden on healthcare systems.

UF/IFAS extension’s Family Nutrition Program will be discontinued Sept. 30 following $187 million in funding cuts to SNAP-Education stemming from the Big Beautiful Bill. All 76 employee positions in the program have been eliminated.

Mayor Ward issued an official proclamation declaring September 11, 2025 as Patriot Day and urged Gainesville residents to care for each other.

After unanimous Board of Trustees approval, BoG finalizes Landry’s appointment.

As hurricane season reaches its peak, staff and volunteers at St. Francis House in Gainesville are ramping up emergency preparations—not just for the storm itself, but to protect those who are often the first to feel the impact and the last to recover.

University of Florida students on Wednesday protested the university’s budget cuts to Gainesville’s Regional Transit System.