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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Florida Supreme Court rejects execution appeal for man convicted of killing two women. “The court upheld the death warrant signed by Governor Ron DeSantis signed on Aug. 17. Zack is …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 20, 2023: Five million chickens dead after Hurricane Idalia
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC narrows focus of future inclusionary zoning. “Inclusionary zoning requires developers to reserve a set number of rental units for lower-income tenants, but state law requires cities or counties …
Read More »High Springs residents prepare for closure of century old theater
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. — After years of deliberation, High Springs is inching closer to the long-awaited decision to close the Priest Theater permanently. The theater, characterized by its old-fashioned, cozy atmosphere, welcomed new and old residents alike. Since its temporary closure during COVID-19, the city has been at a crossroads …
Read More »The Point, July 27, 2023: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews internal investigations
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews 9 internal investigation reports. “Two investigations resulted in officer suspensions of over a week. One case stemmed from a K9 attack on a Gainesville man.” …
Read More »The Point, July 26, 2023: DeSantis uninjured after car crash in Tennessee
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville police need your help identifying this armed robbery suspect. “The department says he is a suspect in an armed robbery in which he and two others targeted victims in …
Read More »The Point, May 19, 2023: Disney opts against $1B investment in Florida campus
The corporation made the decision as a yearlong feud evolves into a legal battle.
Read More »Underage drinking in a college town: How strictly should police, prosecutors enforce laws?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On the last day of college classes after her freshman fall semester, Maggie Paxton began drinking with friends in the dorms at the University of Florida – students call it “pre-gaming” – before hitting Gainesville’s popular Midtown bars across a busy street from campus. She was 18. …
Read More »Protesters sang and prayed outside Florida State Prison as Donald Dillbeck was executed
Schoolchildren, teachers, anti-death penalty advocates and attorneys gathered across the street from the Florida State Prison in Raiford Thursday protesting the execution of David Dillbeck, a convicted murderer.
Read More »This cemetery’s flowers are planted, not placed
Perhaps one would not expect musicians playing, artists creating and kids running through the grass meadows at a loved one’s burial. However, for Eleanor Blair, this was the reality of the first burial she attended at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery (PCCC). PCCC aims to restore land in Florida through green …
Read More »Vigil held at Bo Diddley Plaza following man’s death at Alachua County Jail
One hundred people gathered Thursday night at Bo Diddley Plaza for a moment of silence in the wake of an inmate’s death at the Alachua County Jail in late January. The vigil began Thursday at 7 p.m. in Downtown Gainesville to remember Marcus Goodman, a man who spent more than …
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