Republicans will hold a primary on April 9. The general election won’t take place until June 18, meaning the legislative session from March 5 to May 3 won’t have House representation for parts of the Panhandle that suffered the most from Hurricane Michael.
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Arjuna Myles spends weeks every summer at band camp. But he's no high school student or band director. He’s a drill designer; he directs hundreds of high school students scampering in intricate patterns across football and practice fields around North Central Florida, like ants under a microscope.
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Following a recent evacuation, this High Springs school is reevaluating it's active shooter protocol. Students were hiding in private residential yards when teachers heard gunshots near campus.
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For nearly five years, two statues have greeted visitors outside of an old art gallery along State Road 26 in Melrose. The sculptures depicting the likenesses of John Belushi and Dan Akyroyd’s characters Jake and Elwood from the 1980 film The Blues Brothers have become a local landmark, but now the one of the sculptures is missing.
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Ocala is turning 150 years old, and some of its elder residents reflect on their time in the city.
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Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard, suggested the University of Central Florida should be shut down over misused funds during a Higher Education Appropriation Subcommittee meeting today.
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Excessive rainfall has damaged vegetation, flooded three koi ponds and made the entire lower level of the botanical garden inaccessible.
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Newly elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis presented his proposed budget today, offering a guideline to state legislators as they gear up for the legislative session that begins March 5. The Legislature must approved a budget before convening.
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Gainesville City Commissioners decided to terminate three contracts with the Florida Department of Corrections in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville.
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Gainesville is now the second city in Florida to do this — the first being Coral Gables. Gainesville's ban takes effect Aug. 1.
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