Tag Archives: North Central Florida

In Tuesday night's election, President Barack Obama was said to have won re-election. Florida is the only state that has not been called, but politicians from the state like Bill Nelson and Corrine Brown have been named the winners of their respective races.

Artsy Abode will open its Gainesville location this Friday, replacing the Lily Pad at the Oaks Mall.

Shands at UF's new EC155 B1 helicopter will expand the hospital's coverage to all of North Central Florida and Southern Georgia.

With the Nov. 6 election two weeks away, three candidates are fighting for one seat in Florida's third congressional district.

The North Central Florida YMCA at 5201 NW 34th St. in Gainesville will be closed Monday through Friday for renovations. The childcare program, which takes care of about 150 children, will remain open throughout the project’s duration.

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan competed with hot weather and a heated crowd of his opponents’ supporters at a campaign event in Ocala today. The Republican congressman from Wisconsin answered North Central Florida residents’ questions in a town hall style campaign event. The event was held in the Ocala Downtown Square, where the temperature hovered around 87 degrees.

The United Downtown event, hosted by the United Way of North Central Florida, is complete with games, food and live music in honor of another Gator game.

The awareness week hopes to draw attention to radium, a radioactive and carcinogenic element, found in Alachua County soil.

Locals spoke out Tuesday against the amount of water requested by a billionaire-backed farm expanding throughout North Central Florida.

A $300,000 grant from AT&T will help the United Way of North Central Florida's efforts to lower dropout rates in Alachua County high schools.