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Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Bat Fest is a weeklong mix of virtual activities culminating Saturday in a socially distanced in-person event and 0.5K race.
Read More »‘They Just Kind Of Fascinate Me’: Lubee Bat Festival Draws Fans From Near And Far
Alachua County’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Turns Passion Into Public Service
E. Stanley Richardson will serve as Alachua County's first poet laureate, a position that has a two-year term.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 21, 2020: Florida Democrats Report Receiving Threatening Emails Two Weeks Before Election Day
The Proud Boys denied involvement. The FBI is investigating.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 19, 2020: Luxury Student Living Could Soon Rise On This Lot Where Affordable Gainesville Housing Once Stood
The former Seminary Lane apartment complex site is a flashpoint in concerns over gentrification.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 15, 2020: Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Florida-LSU Football Game Postponement
Dec. 12 is the new date after over a dozen players and team staff tested positive.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 13, 2020: Hear From The Two Candidates Running To Win Florida House District 21
State Rep. Chuck Clemons is working to fend off a challenge from Kayser Enneking.
Read More »Local Nonprofits Provide Relief During COVID-19
Three nonprofits discuss how their operations have changed.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 9, 2020: A Year Later, Starke Businesses Have Survived The New Route 301 Bypass
But the pandemic? For some, that's a different story.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 8, 2020: The Reason Florida’s Voter Registration System Hit A Last-Minute Snag
A misconfigured computer server led to its crash.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 7, 2020: Gov. Ron DeSantis Granted Floridians More Time To Register To Vote After System Crash
Monday's crash was precipitated by 1.1 million requests an hour.
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