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Alachua County is in the process of buying four separate properties for conservation purposes at a cost exceeding $1 million.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 25, 2019: The Problems Some Education Officials See With Florida’s Hope Scholarships
So far, nine such scholarships have been awarded in Marion County and four in Alachua.
Read More »Alachua County Library Wins Grant To Teach English To Those Who Don’t Speak It
The program this month began using a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association that would help it expand and offer tutoring services to more people.
Read More »Untold Florida: The Man Behind The Marching Band
Arjuna Myles spends weeks every summer at band camp. But he's no high school student or band director. He’s a drill designer; he directs hundreds of high school students scampering in intricate patterns across football and practice fields around North Central Florida, like ants under a microscope.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 21, 2019: Florida Officially Bans Chumming For Shore-Based Shark Fishing
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission banned shore-based shark fishing yesterday during its meeting in Gainesville.
Read More »First Jewish Utopia In U.S. Founded In Micanopy
A Jewish utopia was created near Micanopy in the early 1800s. Now, almost no evidence of this society remains.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 19, 2019: SW Florida Red Tide Levels Dropped, FWC Says
After a long 16 months, red tide counts are back to normal and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission maps have not shown any recent outbreaks, just days of clear water.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 15, 2019: ‘We’ve All Been Changed Forever’: Three Reflections From Parkland
Andrew Pollack, who lost his 18-year-old daughter Meadow in the shooting, was one of three people who spoke with our reporters as part of the Parkland anniversary. “We’ve all been changed forever,” he says.
Read More »Always Alecia: One Woman’s Journey To Define Her Identity
Alecia Abel takes steps toward becoming comfortable in her own skin and away from hiding who she has always been.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 13, 2019: About Those 13 Anti-Gun Violence Bills Now In The Florida Legislature
They include universal background checks for all gun purchases, creating flexibility for the Guardian program and forcing those convicted of domestic violence to surrender their guns.
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