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On June 27, the school board will hold at 6 p.m. a special meeting to discuss the superintendent's contract.

A 71-year-old Florida priest missing since last week has been found dead in Georgia, police said Monday night.

April 10 to April 16 is National Library Week. While no coordinated celebration is planned for the libraries of the tiny towns of Levy County, Lisa Brasher, director of Levy County Public Libraries, said they are living up to the theme of the week, "Libraries Transform," by being a third place for residents to meet.

Being transgender today can be filled with hardships and obstacles. Local resources attempting to alleviate those hardships and create a welcoming space for the transgender community can be found around Alachua County.

No one on the ground was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing Sunday afternoon.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Florida Commission celebrated MLK day with an award ceremony for those who have served the Gainesville community. A former priest and Gainesville student were among those recognized at Gainesville's City Hall.

Volunteers with Operation Christmas Child in Florida pack shoeboxes full of gifts and necessary items for children in need in India and Ghana. The goal for this year is to surpass last year’s total of 16,000 shoeboxes and collect 16,900.

The Senate Rules Committee will meet Oct. 8 to begin re-examining the current emblem of the chamber. Under Senate rules, the seal includes "a fan of the five flags which have flown over Florida" --- those of the United States, Confederate States of America, France, Great Britain and Spain.