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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: Duke Energy Florida reaches milestone; One gigawatt of energy thanks to High Springs solar facility. “To put that into perspective, that amount can power around 350,000 households according to Duke …
Read More »Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Celebration Pointe set to open May 27
The Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Celebration Pointe will host the Jumaine Jones Spring Invitational, a basketball tournament, on May 27. The event will include a street party with a DJ, a shooting competition and food trucks.
Read More »Gallery: High school, collegiate athletes compete at 2023 Pepsi Relays
Protesters disrupt first visit to UF for school’s presumptive new president
Hundreds of boisterous student protesters drove Sen. Ben Sasse from a stage Monday afternoon at the University of Florida, where he has been selected as the sole finalist to become the school’s next president. Before he was interrupted, Sasse – a conservative Republican – defended his remarks opposing forgiveness of …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 12, 2022: The looming impact between sea level rise and Florida’s property tax base
A new analysis shows Florida will be the most affected state nationwide when it comes to property tax loss and sea level rise.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 30, 2022: NASA could try again as early as Friday to launch Artemis I
A fuel leak scrubbed Monday's planned launch window.
Read More »Florida Gators hire Sean Kelley as football and basketball broadcaster
The University Athletic Association made the announcement on Wednesday.
Read More »An appeals court will take up the case of UF charging fees during the coronavirus campus shutdown
A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear arguments July 20 after an Alachua County circuit judge last year refused to dismiss the potential class-action lawsuit. At least two other state appellate courts have taken up similar cases from other schools — and reached different conclusions.
Read More »The Point, June 1, 2022: Alachua County Fire Rescue Halts Service on One of its Rescue Units amid Staffing Struggles
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB TV20: A unit at Alachua County Fire Rescue is being taken out of service due to a lack of firefighters. “The department has relied on mandatory overtime to make up for …
Read More »Anthony Amato Named New Head Coach For Florida Gators Soccer Team
After being a successful coach for 18 years, Anthony Amato lands a position as the head coach for the University of Florida’s soccer team.
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