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Meridian also saw revenue top $50 million for the first time in its history despite the financial uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic.
Read More »Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Annual Report Reveals Sharp Rise In Telehealth Treatment
Gainesville Fire Rescue Searches For New Chief
JoAnne Rice, Stephen Hesson and Joseph Hillhouse are three candidates to permanently replace Chief Jeffrey Lane following his retirement on Sept. 30.
Read More »‘I Missed The Mark’: Popular Gainesville Food Blogger ‘Ken Eats’ Under Siege for Pub Sub Instagram Post
Ken Peng deactivated his public accounts Thursday evening. They aren’t gone for good, just hidden, until Peng decides he wants to start again.
Read More »‘Trying To Come To Grips’: Poet Laureate Offers Poetry On Racial And Social Injustice
Stanley Richardson, the Alachua County poet laureate, choked over the words Thursday evening as he read from one of his new poems, “8 Minutes and 46 Seconds”:
Read More »President-Elect Biden Says ‘It’s Time For America To Unite’
"I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect [Kamala] Harris," Joe Biden said in a statement.
Read More »Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race
With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.
Read More »President-Elect Joe Biden: Stumbles, Tragedies And, Now, Delayed Triumph
He becomes the oldest president-elect and brings with him a history-making vice president-elect in Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to serve in the nation's second-highest office.
Read More »How Chris Nikic Became An Ironman Triathlete
Nikic’s dedication to get 1% better every day has helped him on his historic mission, and this achievement is just his first step of many more to come beyond the finish line.
Read More »New Florida Rules Would Tighten Restrictions On Invasive Reptiles
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a slew of tighter regulations on invasive reptiles. But reptile breeders, exhibitors and shop owners are saying they will threaten the nature of their business, including public education about these species.
Read More »Federal And State Law Enforcement Seek To Reduce Gun Crime In Alachua County Through Gainesville’s Gun Violence Initiative
Gainesville’s initiative, established in April 2019, brought in the federal government to create a partnership between local, state and federal law enforcement to reduce gun violence in the area.
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