Henry Hinson was lynched and hung from a cedar tree near the Micanopy town center where his lifeless body hung from the tree from sunup to sundown for all the residents to see. He allegedly shot and killed a prominent white man in town. The Micanopy-Wacahoota Community Remembrance Project, in …
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The Equal Justice Initiative and the ACCRP are partnering to provide students with a racial justice essay scholarship contest.
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Lawmakers will iron out differences between the two chambers’ budget plans before wrapping up the 2021 legislative session on April 30.
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The Gainesville Formation Clinic is set for Thursday through Monday at Gainesville Regional Airport.
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A plan to shut down up to four Florida state prisons is drawing concern from officials in rural areas, where some rely on correctional facilities for jobs.
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The University of Florida will include its students in a study this summer to see how well Moderna’s vaccine prevents transmission.
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Alachua County commissioners this week approved letters of support to add the University Lutheran Church and old Mt. Carmel Baptist Church to the National Register of Historic Places.
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The new exhibit to be featured at the Matheson History Museum’s grand re-opening is called “Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women."
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Mary fell for the books. Allison for the dolls. Decades later, American Girl stories are still part of their daily lives.
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The Confederate soldier statue that once stood outside the Alachua County Administration building will be replaced with a historical marker at the end of May.
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