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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: Not cool for school – Alachua County students struggle inside gyms without A/C, with no plans of installation. “At least four Alachua County public schools have no air conditioning units …
Read More »Columbia County Sheriff’s Office find missing K-9
Update, Tuesday, Sept. 26: Deputies found Chaos Tuesday around 11:25 a.m. after a citizen reported sighting him on Southeast Pounds Hammock Road, just south of US Highway 100, according to a sheriff’s office Facebook post. “We are glad to have Chaos back home!” the sheriff’s office wrote in the post. ——————— …
Read More »North central Florida’s diversity of languages on display at the Matheson History Museum
“We Are Here: Stories from Multilingual Speakers in North Central Florida" highlights the need for language access and advocates for everyone's right to access information in tiheir preferred languages.
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 »Police: Driver blamed in fatal crash involving woman notorious for dog abuse allegations
A newly released Gainesville police report obtained by WUFT News said Loren Cava was riding her bicycle in the crosswalk and had the right of way when she was struck by the Jeep driven by Sohair A. Mohammed, 50, of Alsip, Illinois, who was turning left through the intersection.
Read More »Micanopy antique stores navigate the digital age
The internet has undoubtedly influenced how antiques are sold. But some purists still think the best way to collect old things is to see and touch it for yourself. Despite the onslaught of 21st century online shopping, antique store owner Monica Beth Fowler said she doesn’t need to post her …
Read More »Florida turkey hunting season in full swing amid national shortages
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Don’t worry, this Thanksgiving Floridians will still be gobbling turkey as November approaches, while other states face turkey shortages. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission does not plan to change its fall 2023 and spring 2024 turkey hunting schedule as of Sept. 18, according to FWC …
Read More »The Hippodrome Cinema reopens after $335,000 renovation funded by Wild Spaces, Public Places
The Hippodrome held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the reopening of the Hippodrome Cinema, which has been closed for several months for renovations.
Read More »Poets and artists attend ARTSPEAKS event and let their art speak
The Historic Thomas Center in downtown Gainesville was packed Sunday evening as poets and artists from all over north central Florida came to showcase their poetry and art. Close to 85 people were at the center Sunday evening for the 11th Annual “ARTSPEAKS: Bringing Poetry & People Together” event. Artists …
Read More »DeSantis requests aid for Big Bend fishing industries
Governor Ron DeSantis requested assistance for North Central Florida’s fishing industry to repair damage from Hurricane Idalia. He wrote a letter on Wednesday to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to issue a federal fisheries declaration providing federal funding for offshore, nearshore and inshore fisheries to rebuild. In DeSantis’ letter, he …
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