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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: Florida Supreme Court rejects execution appeal for man convicted of killing two women. “The court upheld the death warrant signed by Governor Ron DeSantis signed on Aug. 17. Zack is …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 21, 2023: School board investigates club after complaint
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County School Board investigating club allegedly limited to Black male students. “Superintendent Shane Andrew disclosed that a parent of one of the students who attended the club submitted a …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 20, 2023: Five million chickens dead after Hurricane Idalia
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC narrows focus of future inclusionary zoning. “Inclusionary zoning requires developers to reserve a set number of rental units for lower-income tenants, but state law requires cities or counties …
Read More »From dance to research, celebrating the wide range of Hispanic culture
From dancing to researching butterflies, scientists and artists displayed the wide influence of Latinx culture to mark Hispanic Heritage Month at the 11th annual Viva Museum, hosted by the Florida Museum and Gainesville Latino Film Festival. The Viva Museum event has been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month since 2012 after the …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 8, 2023: DeSantis appoints new Alachua County sheriff
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: DeSantis appoints new sheriff of Alachua County. “Watson announced his last day in office will be on Oct. 1 after he sent a letter to DeSantis on July 31 …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 7, 2023: State appeals redistricting decision
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News Service of Florida: Redistricting appeal could go on fast track to Florida Supreme Court. “A state appeal has put on hold a circuit judge’s ruling that a congressional redistricting plan violated …
Read More »World Equestrian Center Ocala opened free stall space for equine owners during Idalia
Nearly 2,000 horses across northern Florida sought refuge from the threat of Hurricane Idalia Wednesday after the World Equestrian Center opened its stalls in Ocala to equine evacuees. The World Equestrian Center Ocala, located at 1750 NW 80th Ave, announced in a Facebook post Sunday it would provide free-of-charge evacuation …
Read More »Florida evacuates 4,000 prisoners from 35 facilities ahead of Hurricane Idalia
Inmates have been moved to more robust buildings that are better equipped to survive what are expected to be dangerous conditions, according to the Dept. of Corrections.
Read More »Find your county: Watches, warnings, evacuations and closures ahead of Idalia
Current watches, warnings, evacuations and closures for Florida counties as Idalia closes in The National Hurricane Center has issued alerts for Florida counties ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia. The cyclone is expected to intensify into a hurricane and is forecasted to strengthen into a major hurricane before …
Read More »Florida counties prepare for Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia is expected to strengthen and make landfall somewhere on the Gulf Coast by Wednesday. Here’s how counties in Florida are preparing for the storm: Alachua County: Alachua County will distribute sandbag bags (10 per car) at Wayside Park (11855 NW US 441) beginning at 10 a.m. Monday and …
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