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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: 988 hotline, one year later: mental health professionals talk positives and pitfalls. “Erin Brooker Lozott has worked in the field of autism and mental health for 29 years. She answers …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 3, 2023: School year prep, COVID rising, a woman cooks free meals
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Need-to-know: Be prepared for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. “The start of a new school year is just around the corner, and the tax-free week on buying school supplies in …
Read More »Youth Energy Academy gets kids excited about energy
Duke Energy and Gainesville Regional Utilities partnered with two nonprofit organizations to hold a Youth Energy Academy event for underprivileged kids. Eight middle- and high-school-age students from around the state gathered on Wednesday at GRU’s Eastside Operations Center to learn about the energy industry, as well as participate in activities …
Read More »The Point, July 31, 2023: GRU explained, Black history backlash and a 46,000-year-old worm
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: What’s happening with GRU? Here’s an explainer as its control shifts to new authority. “If the headlines about GRU from the last few months have left you scratching your head …
Read More »What’s happening with GRU? Here’s an explainer as its control shifts to new authority
A timeline of mounting debt, the biomass plant and a power struggle With Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of a bill last month appointing an independent board to oversee Gainesville Regional Utilities, customers may be wondering about the future of the city’s utility company. If the headlines about GRU from the …
Read More »The Point, July 27, 2023: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews internal investigations
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews 9 internal investigation reports. “Two investigations resulted in officer suspensions of over a week. One case stemmed from a K9 attack on a Gainesville man.” …
Read More »The Point, July 25, 2023: Blues Creek residents wait for flooding fix
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Another ‘broken promise’: Blues Creek Residents wait, oppose proposed rezoning development plan. “Flooding has been an issue in the Blues Creek neighborhood since its beginning. Now, residents must wait even …
Read More »The Point, July 10, 2023: 6 cases of malaria in Sarasota County
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County realtor, veteran enters treatment court after threatening city commission officials. “A Gainesville man will enter a diversionary veterans treatment court after threatening Gainesville city commissioners via email and …
Read More »Group files legal challenge against revamp of Gainesville Regional Utilities
TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that a new Florida law violates First Amendment and other constitutional rights, a non-profit group and Alachua County residents have filed a federal-court challenge to an overhaul of the electric utility in the Gainesville area. The group Gainesville Residents United and six individual plaintiffs filed an 88-page …
Read More »The Point, July 5, 2023: UF announces $400 million stadium renovation plans
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF to begin $400M renovation process for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. “The University Athletic Association is this month beginning the hunt for an architect suitable to undertake the task; an …
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