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Stores set to open in Celebration Pointe, Gainesville's newest shopping center, will charge an extra one percent sales tax toward fees and community improvements.
Read More »Celebration Pointe Charges Higher Sales Tax
St. Augustine: Police Use Bullhorn To Tell People To Leave
Police are patrolling St. Augustine, Florida, neighborhoods, announcing through a bullhorn that the area is in a mandatory evacuation zone as Hurricane Matthew approaches the state.
Read More »Marion County Seeks Public Input On Future Parks In Meetings
Marion County resident Lanette Woods said that Baseline Road Trailhead Park is the only park she goes to. “We’ve tried a few of the other ones and it’s not nearly as nice, [they don’t] have nice equipment and it’s packed,” Woods said. Woods, along with other residents of Marion County, …
Read More »Marion County Voters Approve Sales Tax Increase
Marion County will soon see a 1 percent sales tax increase.
Read More »Will Music Help Solve Micanopy’s Sagging Business Fortunes?
What is the path back to profitability for Micanopy's small business owners?
Read More »Proposed Marion County Sales Tax Increase Faces Opposition
Marion County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to put a 1 percent sales tax referendum on the March 2016 ballot. With many household incomes remaining stagnant, some Marion County residents are opposed to the idea of a tax increase.
Read More »Evinston Hosts Fundraiser to Preserve Historic General Store
Evinston hosts the Evinston Plein Air Paintout each year to raise money and awareness for the town's beloved Wood and Swink Old Store and Post Office. The store, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, has faced challenges in the past to remain open.
Read More »Live Oak Prepares for Tropical Storm Karen
With Tropical Storm Karen looking like it could be the second named storm to make landfall in the United States this season, Downtown Cafe employee Stephanie McIntosh was reminded Thursday of the devastation when Tropical Storm Debbie dumped more than a foot of water into her Live Oak Home.
Read More »Michelle Obama speaks to crowd of 10,000-plus at University of Florida
The first lady spoke to the crowd about the importance of the vote in Florida this election. Listen to an audio report and read a complete recap about her visit.
Read More »Poll ranks Florida 45th most-livable state
If you’re looking to move in the near future, don’t come to Florida. That’s what a recent Gallup poll says, ranking Florida the 45th most livable state in the nation going into the future. Only five states fared worse: Arkansas, Nevada, Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia. Utah was No. 1.
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