After standing down the first launch attempt on Monday due to a variety of issues, NASA says they are ready to try another launch attempt on Saturday. “There’s no guarantee we’ll get off on the third (of September) but we’re going to show up. We’re going to try. And, we’re …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 11, 2022: Putnam County has some of Florida’s oldest schools, and the district is trying to repair or replace them
Voters this fall will be asked to consider a $300 bond issue to help fund the fixes.
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2022: Middle And High Schoolers In Alachua County Will have To Wear Clear Backpacks Next School Year
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Gainesville Sun ($): Alachua County school district to require clear bags for middle, high school students. “The decision to have clear backpacks also comes after a rise in youth violence this …
Read More »The Point, June 21, 2022: Florida Doctors Say COVID Vaccines For Children Under 5 Could Be Delayed Across The State
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • CBS4: Gov. Ron DeSantis signs HB 1493 regarding Alachua County and twelve other bills. “Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1493, which amends Alachua County’s Home Rule Charter to require election of …
Read More »UF Graduate Assistants United protest in an eight-month fight to earn a livable wage
According to a survey taken by University of Florida Graduate Assistants in August 2021, 72% of respondents say they cannot cover all of their living expenses, 50% say they cannot afford or had to delay medical care and 29% say they have been unable to purchase or had to delay …
Read More »Jan. 6 panel says Trump fleeced his base and 5 other takeaways from the 2nd hearing
At the first hearing, on Thursday, panel Chairperson Rep. Bennie Thompson said Trump was at the center of the conspiracy that the 2020 election was stolen from him and then "spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the Constitution to march down to the Capitol and subvert American democracy."
Read More »‘The Candy Lady of Sugarhill’ turns 100
Mrs. Elnora Payne raised four generations of children – and the rest of the neighborhood, too.
Read More »Alachua County Sheriff implements new jail policies following 2021 death of inmate’s newborn
The staff at the Alachua County Jail will implement new policy changes following an incident in which a baby died after being birthed in the jail.
Read More »Equity concerns blocked a proposal to spend up to $1.76 million on expanding Buchholz High’s athletic facilities
Though the motion’s proponent Gunnar Paulson argued the renovations could end up saving the district money, the pressing needs of other schools, especially Hawthorne Middle/High, caused other board members to say it was not the right time for the project.
Read More »Destigmatize: Local doctors push to break the stigma on physician mental health
About 400 doctors die by suicide in the United States each year. That’s the size of a medical school’s graduating class.
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