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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: DeSantis orders universities to shut down pro-Palestinian student clubs. “The highly unusual move – all but certain to be challenged in court – pits a law intended to prevent support …
Read More »Nonprofit receives $1.73 million grant for broadband infrastructure training
CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion was awarded a $1.73 million grant to fund training courses for workers to install and maintain broadband infrastructure in the area. The five-year grant is part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs program that helps people in the rural areas of …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 20, 2023: Former Florida lawmaker sentenced for fraud
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Man sentenced to 1 year in prison for racially motivated attack at site of Rosewood massacre. “Winsor sentenced Emanuel to 12 months plus one day in federal prison for …
Read More »City Commission considers landscaping proposal for City Hall Plaza ponds
Visitors who once enjoyed the sound of gurgling water coming from the outdoor ponds at Gainesville City Hall Plaza may never hear those sounds again. The two ponds, now empty, would be replaced with grass and concrete as part of a $35,000 beautification plan under consideration by the city. …
Read More »City beautification board redefines its purpose, shifts toward public involvement
The Gainesville City Beautification Board met to reevaluate their mission statement and establish its plan for the next year during a public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. As part of its annual report for the Gainesville City Commission, the board met to discuss the past, present and future actions of …
Read More »Woman indicted in case of fentanyl-laced drugs that killed man
A woman was in jail Wednesday after a grand jury indicted her in the death of a man who overdosed on drugs containing fentanyl she is accused of providing. Prosecutors classified the case as a capital felony, indicating they could seek the death penalty against Amanda Ruth Copley, 47, of …
Read More »Palatka teen is dead after being struck by lightning
Baylee Holbrook was struck and killed by lightning as she and her father were hunting in Palatka Tuesday.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 29, 2023: Republican candidates slam Trump in second GOP debate
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: DeSantis, candidates slam Trump in second Republican debate. “The debate went full circle as it started and ended in the same way: candidates telling the audience they planned to defeat …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 27, 2023: Terrell Bradley changes plea, sentenced
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville man attacked by police K-9 after fleeing scene pleads guilty to one count. “Terrell Bradley, the Gainesville man who was mauled by a police K-9 dog in July 2022 …
Read More »Gainesville places of worship advocate for environmentalism as tenet of faith
Environmentalism and religion may not seem like they have much in common, but a growing number of local places of worship advocate for environmentalism.
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