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When the 2019-20 school year began Monday, the Gainesville High School band no longer had to use brass instruments that were, as the director put it, “falling apart.”
Read More »The Point, Aug. 12, 2019: Untold Florida: What Was Gracy’s History In Alachua County?
Our "Untold Florida" podcast this week is a story at the intersection of local history and family genealogy.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Makes Tweaks To Current Public Comment System
Gainesville City Commission took action to change the way the public can interact with elected leaders on Thursday at a general policy committee meeting.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 8, 2019: What The New U.S. Route 301 Bypass Means For Starke
"It won’t ever be the same," the owner of a roadside produce stand since 1989 told us.
Read More »$178M Truck Route Will Attempt To Relieve Congestion In Starke. It’s Likely To Change The City One Way Or Another
To address the longstanding traffic problems in Starke, the Florida Department of Transportation is building a 7.3 mile, four-lane bypass between County Roads 227 and 233 on the city’s west side.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 6, 2019: Are Florida Shark Attacks On The Rise?
Three people were bitten by sharks in New Smyrna Beach over the weekend, making a total of 18 suspected Florida shark attacks in 2019.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 2, 2019: Gainesville’s Cost For School Resource Officers Is Set To Increase This School Year
The contract for school resource officers for the coming year is about $200,000 more than what the city paid last year.
Read More »The Point, July 31, 2019: Soldier For Country And Community, Bob Gasche, Dies At 94
One of Alachua County's best-known veterans died yesterday at age 94.
Read More »The Point, July 29, 2019: ‘That’s A Lot Of Money’: Would-Be Partners React To Gainesville’s Pitch For Municipal Broadband Internet
Here's a roundup of reactions to the hundred-million-dollar plan that was unveiled last month.
Read More »The Point, July 25, 2019: A Plan For A Bus Route To Haile Plantation
Gainesville's bus system will likely have a loop from Haile Plantation to the University of Florida campus starting less than a month from now.
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