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A Newberry resident is fighting to get his road, Southwest 30th Avenue, paved because of concerns about unsafe road conditions and potential health issues.
Read More »Unpaved Road In Newberry Threat To Safety, Health, Some Residents Say
Man Says Sabal Trail Pipeline Construction Damaged His Backyard
The Sabal Trail Pipeline, a $3 billion dollar project stretching over 500 miles, has homeowners devastated after realizing the project would take place so close to their homes.
Read More »North Central Florida Residents Protest Pipelines
Residents of North Central Florida are up in arms over the construction of both the Sabal Trail and the Dakota Access Pipelines.
Read More »Roundup of 2016 Winners from 49 Contested Races In North Central Florida
This story completes our guide, Florida Votes 2016, a coverage of all races up to and through the Nov. 8 election.
Read More »45 Percent of North Central Florida Voters Cast Ballots Before Election Day
Nearly half of all North Central Florida voters cast their ballots before Tuesday. Of the 607,292 voters in 13 North Central Florida counties who registered by Sept. 30, 272,029 — about 45 percent — either voted by mail or voted early as of this morning, according to data from the …
Read More »Early Voting By The Numbers In North Central Florida
Republicans have a slight statewide lead over Democrats in ballots cast thus far: about 1,509,903 to 1,501,075.
Read More »Where To Early Vote In North Central Florida
Early voting for Florida began Monday, and residents in many counties are able to vote early until Saturday, Nov. 5.
Read More »Republican Vote-By-Mail Ballots Leading In North Central Florida
Out of the 41,585 vote-by-mail ballots across 11 North Central Florida counties, 18,346 voted Republican, 17,405 Democrat, 4,553 no party affiliation and 1,281 other.
Read More »Souls to Polls Encourages Minorities To Vote Early
Minority communities have keenly felt the divisive rhetoric of the current election season. “There are those who want to limit those who can vote,” said Bishop Victor Curry of New Birth Baptist Church in South Florida. “They say they want to ‘make America great again’ but we know that path, …
Read More »Florida Votes 2016: Gilchrist County Commission District 3
This story is part of our guide, Florida Votes 2016, leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Check your voter registration status here.
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