Horse Farms Forever hosted a conservation summit where local officials were able to address ongoing and future transportation projects.
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Gainesville Sun ($): New legislation has caused confusion among school officials on rules for bathrooms. “The Alachua County school district is in the midst of reviewing its LGBTQ critical support guide to …
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Daniel Webster has represented Central Florida in the House since 2010, but a contested primary and displeased voters might hint at a shrinking support base. A Democratic and an independent candidate will face the 11th Congressional District incumbent in the Nov. 8 general election. Webster is expected to retain his …
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Residents of District 9 will choose between Republican Sen. Keith Perry and Democrat Rodney Long to represent them in the state Legislature in the upcoming election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here is what voters need to know about the candidates and their viewpoints before they head to the polls.
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Incumbent Kay Hatch and Mark Johnson are competing to gain a seat on Hernando County's school board in District 1.
Read More »The decision could be reversed following new city commissioners' election in November.
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The permitting phase is underway for construction to begin on a new preschool for visually impaired and blind students. The school will open in late spring of 2023 in Ocala and is part of the new expansion program of the Florida Center for the Blind. The preschool is funded by a $600,000 grant that was approved by the Marion County Commission in March of 2022 to purchase land. Construction is expected to begin next month on land adjacent to the center. The school will eventually include a primary charter school. It is the first phase of a three-phase project that intends to include a vocational center with dorms and job training facilities, and a youth education center.
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This is an abridged version of Episode 2 of our Decolonizing the Curriculum podcast. For the full story, listen to the audio above. The silver river is a five-mile long stretch of spring-fed water that winds through the heart of Florida just east of Ocala in Marion county. Today, kayakers …
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Candidates facing voters in less than a month discussed a variety of issues spanning from housing to healthcare on Sunday.
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This is an abridged version of Episode 1 of our Decolonizing the Curriculum podcast. For the full story, listen to the audio above. Take a moment and picture the continent of Africa before the 15th century — precolonial Africa. What images come to mind? Perhaps you picture the Nile River, …
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