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As a result of COVID-19, this year's Florida Georgia game will not be the world’s largest outdoor cocktail party.
Read More »What Has COVID-19 Changed About The Florida Georgia Game? Things To Know If You’re Attending
Group Of UF Students And Teachers Join To Protest In-Person Classes In The Spring
Battling rain, over 30 people stood outside of the president's house on the University of Florida campus to protest the school’s decision to bring back in-person classes for the spring 2021 semester.
Read More »Florida Town Battered By Fires, Floods Faces Its Greatest Crisis: Money
Caryville’s most-recent financial problems go back nearly five years, when a former town clerk was seen hauling away boxes of paperwork. The scene was described in the latest state audit.
Read More »Despite Florida’s Phase 3 Re-openings, Bargoers And Sports Fans Face Uncertainty
Bars have been open in Florida since September. The weekend that they first reopened, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe made his displeasure known.
Read More »After COVID-19 Outbreak, Florida Postpones LSU Game
Florida will not face LSU on Saturday due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak within the Gators football program.
Read More »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 »Bracy Eyes Additional Compensation For College Athletes
Sen. Randolph Bracy wants to expand the playing field on proposals that would allow college athletes in Florida to get paid for endorsements. While lawmakers have not started debating a series of endorsement proposals, Bracy, an Orlando Democrat who played basketball at the College of William & Mary, outlined plans …
Read More »DeSantis Backs Letting College Athletes Cash In
DeSantis told reporters he supports the direction of bills filed for the 2020 legislative session that propose what he said is needed reform for college athletes.
Read More »Dorian Could Deliver Major Hit To Florida
Floridians, particularly those along the East Coast, are being told to prepare for a major hurricane that could hit the state during the Labor Day weekend. The storm, which remained named Tropical Storm Dorian on Wednesday, is projected to reach the state Sunday or Monday as a potential major hurricane, …
Read More »Floridians Urged To Remain `Vigilant’ As Irma Approaches
Almost all of Florida will be directly affected the next couple of days by deadly and powerful Hurricane Irma, Gov. Rick Scott warned Friday.
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