The Suwannee River Water Management District is recommending $4.6 million in projects designed to improve and protect the water quality of Poe Springs. One project totals $3 million to expand the City of High Springs wastewater treatment facility and complete the creation of wetlands. The second project would provide $1.6 …
Read More »Legislation related to COVID-19, amusement parks and Disney World has been signed into law.
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For most students, summer break means less work. For animal shelters, it usually means the complete opposite. Many of the volunteers at animal shelters like the Humane Society of North Central Florida and Alachua County Animal Resources are college students. When these students leave Gainesville, there are less people to …
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A new tool is available to help residents of Cedar Key prepare for flooding events. A grant from the Resilient Florida program funded the online program that allows users to explore flood vulnerability maps on and around Cedar Key. Savanna Barry is a Florida Sea Grant extension agent who specializes …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: GRU, Gainesville City Commission work to find way out of debt issues. “GRU General Manager Tony Cunningham opened the meeting by stating that he and other utility officials had worked …
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WUFT · April is one of the driest periods of the year for Florida April is now Water Conservation Month in Alachua County. “Alachua County is seen as a leader in the field of water conservation,” said Stacie Greco, Water Conservation Coordinator at Alachua County Environmental Protection Department. “We …
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Beers equal trees. That equation may not be taught in school but it is the Pythagorean Theorem for Elaine Jacobson’s upcoming event. “If you drink a beer, you are doing good,” Jacobson said. Solar Impact, Inc. is putting on its eighth annual “Tree Fest” event on April 22 from noon …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Abortion rights activists lament six-week abortion ban approved by Florida Legislature. “Senate Bill 300, a bill sponsored by Sen. Erin Grall (R-Vero Beach), provides exceptions to the six-week ban for …
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The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners is giving $98,000 to be used for repairs to the Historic Monkey Island.
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The wildlife sanctuary in Gainesville had to cancel one of its open house events during the pandemic -- a move that has strained the nonprofit facility's annual funding. All donations go directly to feed and care for the animals.
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