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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: Former Gainesville mayor dies. “According to a city of Gainesville release, Lowe, 65, served as the District 4 commissioner from 2003-10 and then made history as the city’s first …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 12, 2023: WUFT Special Report: Adam Van Allen
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Adam Van Allen: ‘Perfect human’ credited with saving lives after his death. “Another time, his family asked him what he wanted to do as an adult. ‘I’m not …
Read More »Unsecured guns and unintended deaths: A preventable epidemic?
Editor’s note: This is the first of five articles this week that explore the consequences of unintended shootings in Florida. Click the links here to access the series intro, Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. Schools were closed in Clay County because of Hurricane Irma on Sept. …
Read More »Hawthorne Middle/High School has a new principal
When Ginger Stanford threw her graduation cap in the air and earned her high school diploma from Hawthorne High School in 1991, she knew she would come back to her high school after college. But, she didn’t envision herself being the principal. Stanford became the new principal at Hawthorne Middle/High School in September after being a teacher and assistant principal for more than 25 years.
Read More »Hornets’ state semifinal playoff game remains in Hawthorne despite safety concerns
The state semifinal playoff game between the Hawthorne Hornets and Blountstown Tigers will remain in Hawthorne on Friday, Dec. 2, despite complaints from the Pahokee Blue Devils about crowd control and inadequate security. Former Hawthorne Mayor Matt Surrency hoped the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) would see the complaints …
Read More »Reading mentorship program aims at growing skills and love for reading in Alachua County
A shout of joy echoes through Idylwild Elementary School’s media center every Thursday afternoon, as anywhere from 15 to 20 kids run into the room. Fifteen minutes before the double doors burst open, Alexa Tierney, Holly Buss and the rest of Eastside High School’s ReadSquad are setting up shop. The …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 21, 2022: Pedestrian dies crossing West University
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: Pedestrian dies crossing West University. “According to the Gainesville Police Department (GPD), the initial investigation found a pedestrian was trying to cross the roadway from the south to the …
Read More »Career Academy Showcase provides opportunity for youth across Alachua County
Over 750 people walked through the doors of Eastside High School Thursday evening to attend the annual Career Academy Showcase. Alachua County Public Schools faculty welcomed prospective eighth-grade students and family members to visit different displays to familiarize themselves with the 15 career academies spread amongst all the county’s high …
Read More »National Merit Semifinalists begin breathing a sigh of relief
Alachua County Public Schools announced a record number of National Merit Semifinalists. Forty-five seniors — 26 from Buchholz High School, 11 from Eastside High School and eight from Gainesville High School — earned semifinalist designation.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools will close Thursday as Tropical Storm Nicole upgraded to Category 1 hurricane
Alachua County Public Schools and the district’s offices will be closed Thursday, the district announced Tuesday in a press release and tweet, as north central Florida braces for impact from Hurricane Nicole.
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