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Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said this week in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff Bans Masks For Deputies, With Some Exceptions
Florida’s Governor Doesn’t Want To Punt On College Football
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday continued to pitch the return of college and high-school sports as a safer environment for student-athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Hurricane During A Pandemic: Florida Prepares For Deadly Double-Whammy
Hurricane Isaias represents Florida’s first possible experience with a deadly double-whammy of a hurricane during a pandemic.
Read More »Florida Faces Pressure, Sees Record High Virus Deaths
Florida tallied on Thursday a new record high in daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths for the third straight day as the state faces pressure to outline new measures to combat the pandemic.
Read More »Florida Delays High School Football Amid Coronavirus Surge
Florida's burgeoning coronavirus crisis is forcing its high schools to delay the start of their football and other fall sports seasons, a reversal aimed at quelling a revolt that could have pitted urban counties against their rural counterparts.
Read More »Congressional Candidate Reports Break-In At Campaign Headquarters
One supporter of Kat Cammack likened the break-in on Facebook to the 1972 "Watergate" scandal.
Read More »As Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Rise, Gainesville Offers Free Drive-Up Testing At Citizens Field
Free coronavirus testing is also available on Wednesdays and Fridays at the former City Regional Transit headquarters location.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Affirms Governor’s Emergency Powers During Pandemic
Florida’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a former used-car salesman and restaurant employee who challenged the authority of Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue virus-related shutdown orders.
Read More »Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases
Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
Read More »UF Board of Trustees Presents Reopening Plan
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans on the country being in the third phase of reopening by August 1 and believes that UF students and faculty should be prepared to come back for the fall semester
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