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The Gainesville City Commission voted on Thursday to approve an agreement between the School Board of Alachua County and the Gainesville Police Department.
Read More »Gainesville’s Cost For School Resource Officers To Increase
The Point, Aug. 1, 2019: It’s August, And The Atlantic Is Getting More Active
Today marks the start of a more active part of the Atlantic hurricane season, and already there's a possible system that could develop this weekend.
Read More »The Point, July 30, 2019: President Trump Is Scheduled To Visit The Villages Next Week
President Trump is scheduled to visit The Villages one week from today to discuss his administration's progress on improving Medicare.
Read More »Community Brainstorms Ideas to Help Prepare for Alachua County Fertilizer Ban
The Alachua County Commission adopted the ordinance amendments in April to help preserve county water sources like springs, lakes, creeks and the aquifer.
Read More »The Point, July 26, 2019: Fish Island In St. Augustine Will Become Undeveloped Passive Park Following State Purchase Vote
It's one of the last undeveloped stretches of coast in St. Augustine, and it's going to stay that way.
Read More »The Point, July 24, 2019: The Effect Of Sea-Level Rise In Yankeetown, Florida
WMFE in Orlando and the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting visited Yankeetown to see how that community is dealing with sea-level rise.
Read More »The Point, July 22, 2019: Untold Florida: The On-Time Versus Delayed Flight Rate At Gainesville Regional Airport
One reader wanted to know about the rate of certain types of delays for flights leaving GNV.
Read More »With Weather Extremes Projected For Jacksonville, Elected Officials Cool To Aggressive Climate Action
By Brendan Rivers & Ayurella Horn-Muller for Climate Central In September of 2017, flooding caused by Hurricane Irma destroyed the house that Tom Davitt was renting on Jacksonville’s Westside and wrecked tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of his uninsured possessions. “I rolled out of bed because I thought it was my alarm, and it was a tornado warning. And I stepped into a foot and a half of water,” the 56-year-old yacht broker said in February. “I’m basically starting all
Read More »The Point, July 17, 2019: Gainesville Security Guard By Night, Waldo Summer Camp Organizer By Day
See the good and tireless work of a woman in Waldo named Lisa Hill.
Read More »These Eco-Friendly Homes Are Built To Weather The Storm
By Heather Schatz After last year’s Hurricane Michael decimated parts of the Florida Panhandle, North Florida’s building codes are getting renewed scrutiny. Increasingly, all Florida residents need homes that can stand up to the strongest storms, and they increasingly want those homes to come with environmentally sustainable features and building methods. Enter Palm Beach Gardens-based Green Dwellings. Karen Adams is the custom home builder’s CEO. Melissa Ross: What goes into Green Dwellings? Karen Adams: The homes are unique in that
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