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The man who was known as Mr. Two Bits, George Edmondson, died this week at age 97.
Read More »The Point, July 3, 2019: See The Net Worth Of Your Florida Legislators In New Financial Disclosure Filings
The latest net worths and financial disclosures for your state legislators are available for viewing on a state website.
Read More »The Point, July 1, 2019: The Battle Over Felon Voting Rights Restoration Continues In Florida
There's now a court challenge to a new law requiring fines and fees to first be paid.
Read More »The Point, June 27, 2019: From Property Cards To GIS: How The Property Appraiser’s Office Has Evolved During Ed Crapo’s Tenure
"When I first took office, we had a wall of file cabinets. Every filing cabinet had a little card in it for each piece of property in Alachua County."
Read More »The Point, June 25, 2019: Crime Increased In Alachua County In 2018, FDLE Report Shows
At least two dozen vacancies at the Gainesville Police Department are hampering its fight against crimes involving guns, leaders from the agency said last night.
Read More »Gainesville Chapter Of Moms Demand Action Group Hosts Meeting About Gun Crime Increase
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »The Point, June 21, 2019: How Gainesville’s City Commission Reacted To That Broadband Internet Analysis
If the City of Gainesville is to someday become a broadband internet provider, it likely won't have done so alone.
Read More »The Point, June 19, 2019: Volunteers Work To Preserve Alachua County Cemetery From The 1800s
Some of those buried within may have been former slaves.
Read More »The Point, June 14, 2019: Group Uses Father’s Day To Protest Money Bail, ‘A Punishment Before You Get Convicted’
The activists say requiring monetary bail is unfair when the inmates' alleged crimes weren't dangerous or violent.
Read More »The Point, June 12, 2019: The Dollar General That Became A Library
The city of Waldo has a new library.
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