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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Clay County Commissioner Kristen Burke offers her voice to Russell Landing contamination concerns. “Residents worried that Solite’s operations left behind carcinogenic chemicals and heavy metals that made their way into …
Read More »The Point, June 30, 2023: Parkland deputy acquitted of all charges
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Associated Press: Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting. “A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to …
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2022: Middle And High Schoolers In Alachua County Will have To Wear Clear Backpacks Next School Year
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Gainesville Sun ($): Alachua County school district to require clear bags for middle, high school students. “The decision to have clear backpacks also comes after a rise in youth violence this …
Read More »Live Oak Hosts Senator Bill Nelson in Continued Efforts To Renew Amtrak Stop
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson D-FL visited Live Oak Friday in support of Live Oak's efforts to become a train stop on Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Line route.
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Hurricane Matthew is the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in more than a decade.
Read More »Amtrak Train May Come To Florida Panhandle
Officials are currently searching for destinations and stops that benefit both the railway and its passengers.
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