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In just over eight weeks Floridians will be casting ballots in the August primary election.
Read More »How To Request A 2020 Vote-By-Mail Ballot In Alachua County
The Point, April 4, 2020: Greyhound Racing Was Already Ending In Florida. The COVID-19 Outbreak Sped It Up.
What the abrupt end has been like at one track.
Read More »Public Mistakenly Kept From Courtrooms As COVID-19 Precautions Set In At Courthouse
It remains unclear who gave the order to only allow defendants and litigators into the courtrooms, though a sign posted on the door of each one declared it was “for public safety reasons.”
Read More »Momma’s Home: How A Family-Friendly Drag Queen Fosters Community For LGBTQ Youth
Families don't gather at a Lakeland hair salon for haircuts. They come for stories read by Momma, a drag queen dedicated to teaching children and young adults about the acceptance of others and themselves.
Read More »A Guide To Gainesville’s 2020 City Election
Everything you need to know for the 2020 Gainesville City elections next Tuesday.
Read More »Alachua County Woman Traces Family History to Slavery
Tatanya Peterson had to know what life was like for her ancestors who lived many years ago on James Chesnut’s plantation in Alachua County.
Read More »Alachua County Advances Truth And Reconciliation Process With Memorial For Lynching Victims
Alachua County has the highest number of reported extrajudicial lynchings in the state, followed by Orange and Marion Counties.
Read More »Alachua County To Host Truth And Reconciliation Events Remembering Lynching Victims
A memorial service for the lynching victims will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church.
Read More »Newberry Becomes First Alachua County High School To Reach 100% Graduation Rate
Newberry’s 2019 class of 154 had a 100% graduation rate – the first for one of the county’s seven public high schools and higher than the statewide rate of 87%.
Read More »North Central Florida Volunteers Conduct 2020 Point-In-Time Homelessness Count
Each person experiencing homelessness gets handed a drawstring bag with items that have been donated to the Continuum of Care (COC) with snacks, toothpaste, soaps, and socks.
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