As a respiratory therapist, Alisha Berry knows firsthand the medical dangers e-cigarette and vape products have for kids. “They start coughing, and their lungs will literally collapse,” she said. From hospitalizations to addiction, Berry said the next generation of children need to be careful not to fall into a nicotine …
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LAFAYETTE, Fla. — Summer crops have been harvested, and the hurricane season is almost over – but Florida farmers now face off-season decisions about how much more adversity they are willing to tolerate. Farmers, who already have one of the most challenging occupations, are still reeling from record-breaking summer heat …
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Two years ago, the Williston Red Devils went 1-8. Now, under second-year head coach Robby Pruitt, they have back-to-back undefeated regular seasons under their belts and are looking at a path to the state title. The Williston Middle High School football team completed its second undefeated regular season in as …
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Approximately 20 community members spoke at last Tuesday’s policy discussion at Alachua County Administration headquarters to voice their concerns about the development of a proposed golf course in southwest Gainesville. The meeting lasted approximately three hours and ended with the commission approving a special area study, which outlines the minimum …
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More than 300 students, law enforcement, volunteers, and community members were at the Run with the Cops event on Thursday. All participants gather on the Santa Fe College track to walk, run, or roll with officers from local agencies. This free community event focuses on those with special abilities and …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Citing legal fears, Florida universities push back on DeSantis order to shut down pro-Palestinian campus groups. “In a highly unusual move, two of Florida’s biggest universities are pushing back …
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The University of Florida banned a graduate student who is a teaching assistant from campus for three years after campus police accused him of vandalizing a pro-Israel sign by a predominantly Jewish fraternity. Simon Nicholas Lowry, 24, of Gainesville is facing two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief involving the incident …
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In a highly unusual move, two of Florida’s biggest universities are pushing back against the DeSantis administration over its orders to shut down pro-Palestinian student organizations on campus, citing lawyers’ advice warning that administrators could face personal legal liability if they followed what might be an unconstitutional directive. Gov. Ron …
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Tom Di Maria has traveled a staggering 4,520 miles to play basketball in a new country. For many, this might seem crazy. For Di Maria, the move allows him to continue to grow playing the game he loves. “I want to try to be the leader of the team because …
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The Gainesville Historic Preservation Board spent more than half an hour at its Tuesday meeting hearing concerns from the community about the future of the Thelma A. Boltin Center even though the center was not on the meeting agenda. Members of the Friends of Thelma Boltin, a group fighting to …
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