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Florida schools still use a student's Social Security Number to identify them, despite the risks associated with identity theft.
Read More »Find Out Florida: Why Do Schools Still Collect Students’ Social Security Numbers?
Florida Farmers Get Precise With Planting
North Central Florida farmers are investing in new precision farming techniques using GPS to save on fuel and fertilizers.
Read More »30 Fall Ill At Lake City Science Fair After Suspected Food Poisoning
Authorities say more than two dozen kids attending a science competition Florida Gateway College in Lake City fell ill and were taken to the hospital after eating a catered lunch.
Read More »North Central Florida Avoids Severe Damage During Storm
A potent, final round of severe weather expected today. Threat for tornadoes, damaging winds, and severe hail is higher than Saturday and Saturday night.
Read More »North Central Florida Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools in 2016
One in every nine North Central Florida schools that received grades from the Florida Department of Education in 2016 were charter schools.
Read More »Ichetucknee Springs Water Quality Improvement Project Completed
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the completion of a water improvement project for Ichetucknee Springs that will reduce unwanted nutrients in the water.
Read More »Roundup of 2016 Winners from 49 Contested Races In North Central Florida
This story completes our guide, Florida Votes 2016, a coverage of all races up to and through the Nov. 8 election.
Read More »45 Percent of North Central Florida Voters Cast Ballots Before Election Day
Nearly half of all North Central Florida voters cast their ballots before Tuesday. Of the 607,292 voters in 13 North Central Florida counties who registered by Sept. 30, 272,029 — about 45 percent — either voted by mail or voted early as of this morning, according to data from the …
Read More »Early Voting By The Numbers In North Central Florida
Republicans have a slight statewide lead over Democrats in ballots cast thus far: about 1,509,903 to 1,501,075.
Read More »Where To Early Vote In North Central Florida
Early voting for Florida began Monday, and residents in many counties are able to vote early until Saturday, Nov. 5.
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