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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: Local legislators back bill to alter GRU control. “If passed by the Florida House and Senate, the bill would hand Gov. Ron DeSantis the power to create a five-member board …
Read More »The Point, March 10, 2023: Former UF quarterback potentially faces years in prison
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Former UF quarterback faces years in prison, sex offender status if convicted. “Even for someone with a previously clean record, no one who was convicted of five counts of …
Read More »Former UF quarterback faces years in prison, sex offender status if convicted
Jalen Kitna, the former backup quarterback for the University of Florida, would face years in prison and hundreds of dollars in fines and be required to register as a sex offender if he were convicted on the child pornography charges he is facing, according to a review of over 1,000 …
Read More »Trent Whittemore heads to University of Central Florida football program
Trent Whittemore's transfer to the University of Central Florida as a graduate student means he will finish his collegiate career following in his father’s footsteps. Mark Whittemore was a key player for Knight Nation where he made a name for himself in the early 1990s.
Read More »Jewish holiday of Purim is ‘relevant in a different way this year,’ says UF Hillel rabbi
Gifts, costumes, groggers, and above all: hamantaschen. All of these items commemorate the jolly Jewish holiday Purim. Each year, it is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month “Adar,” which falls between late winter and early spring each year. For 2023, the holiday begins Monday, with celebrations set …
Read More »North Marion boys basketball team fights through heartbreak
In mid-January, Timothy Yarn was watching the North Marion High School girls basketball team play against Hawthorne High School. Yarn, the head coach of the North Marion boys varsity basketball team, cheered on the Broncos and prepped his team for a matchup with the Hornets. In the stands, Shirley Ann …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 24, 2023: Florida executes first prisoner since 2019
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Protestors sang and prayed outside Florida State Prison as Donald Dillbeck was executed. “Schoolchildren, teachers, advocates and attorneys gathered across the street from the prison holding red and black signs …
Read More »Gainesville High School hires Ian Scott as head football coach
Ian Scott’s contributions to sports in Alachua County, both at a high school and collegiate level, stand above those of many others. He was Gainesville High School’s valedictorian in 2000 and was a member of the school’s back-to-back state champion basketball teams in 1999 and 2000. He was also an …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 20, 2023: Alachua County approves surtax plans
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County Commission moves forward with plans for surtax revenue. “Alachua County’s elected leaders have approved two new plans on how they will use $188 million in taxpayer money.” • …
Read More »‘Head Ball Coach’ celebrates the unveiling of Steve Spurrier Way in Celebration Pointe
Steve Spurrier is a man of many titles. The “Head Ball Coach” is the namesake of two football fields, a coaching award and a restaurant – Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille located at Celebration Pointe. Not to mention he’s a national champion head coach, a six-time SEC champion, Heisman Trophy Winner, hall …
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