LAFAYETTE, Fla. — Summer crops have been harvested, and the hurricane season is almost over – but Florida farmers now face off-season decisions about how much more adversity they are willing to tolerate. Farmers, who already have one of the most challenging occupations, are still reeling from record-breaking summer heat …
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Two years ago, the Williston Red Devils went 1-8. Now, under second-year head coach Robby Pruitt, they have back-to-back undefeated regular seasons under their belts and are looking at a path to the state title. The Williston Middle High School football team completed its second undefeated regular season in as …
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Noah Howes has a classroom inside his home. Howes, a high school junior and a resident of Gainesville, plays basketball at The Rock school and hangs out with his friends in his free time. He is one of the roughly 154,000 home-schooled students in the state of Florida, according to …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority approves bond validations and trunked radio sale. “Members of the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority (GRUA) said they were happy to get the approval for bond validations …
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More than two dozen cups of ice water line the counter as the baristas prepare for the 2:45 p.m. rush each school day at the Starbucks on Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville. A three-minute walk away, the dismissal bell rings at Gainesville High School, and many students pile onto the …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Legal experts say DeSantis’ efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian university groups are likely illegal. “The experts cited a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled the federal version of the terrorism …
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The state of Florida is a mecca of high school football recruiting. High school football players across the country try to show off their game to colleges every year, but the competition in Florida is on another level. There is no shortage of talent in the Sunshine State. “At the …
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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 »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF conducts first open-heart surgery on dog in U.S. “The 12-year-old miniature poodle, named George, spent seven hours on the operation table and a week in the intensive care unit.” …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Alligator: Sasse hires former U.S. Senate office members to top leadership positions. “UF President Ben Sasse hired two of his former U.S. Senate office members — James Wegmann and Raymond Sass …
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