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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: GRACE Marketplace to reduce services. “GRACE Marketplace lost $150,000 in funding when the city of Gainesville slashed its budget to accommodate state-required cuts to the Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) general …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 21, 2023: Tropical activity heats up in Atlantic, Hilary hits California
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Ocala Gazette: Senator Rick Scott makes a campaign stop in Ocala. “At a private campaign stop Aug. 10 at the downtown Ocala Hilton Garden, Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott received a warm …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 18, 2023: Gainesville commission debates open container ordinance
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: Mayor provides swing vote on open container motion. “The ordinance, created by general government and police department staff, aimed to break a commission stalemate from March while helping law enforcement …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 17, 2023: Aldi acquires Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Forecasters are watching three areas in the tropics, two could be named soon. “The National Hurricane Center has given these two areas a moderate chance to develop in the next …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 16, 2023: Protection spending for governor, family nearly doubles
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Alligator: DeSantis appoints UF alum as chief of staff. “After graduating from UF with a master of arts in political science in 2000, (Alex) Kelly began his career as a campaign …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 15, 2023: Rounding up the changes to Florida education as school year begins
NPR reviews the changes students, parents and educators will see.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 14, 2023: With heat wave continuing, distinguish between heat-related illnesses
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Read More »The Point, Aug. 11, 2023: New NOAA prediction, school starts, California robo-taxis
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: NOAA predicts ‘Above-Normal Level’ activity for 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. “Current ocean and atmospheric conditions like record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures have the potential to counteract El Niño conditions.” • …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 10, 2023: GRU rates increase, Florida ticket wins jackpot, a man rides a train
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Clay County Commissioner Kristen Burke offers her voice to Russell Landing contamination concerns. “Residents worried that Solite’s operations left behind carcinogenic chemicals and heavy metals that made their way into …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 9, 2023: One year of 988, DeSantis campaign shuffle, ‘Barbie’ makes $1 billion
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: 988 hotline, one year later: mental health professionals talk positives and pitfalls. “Erin Brooker Lozott has worked in the field of autism and mental health for 29 years. She answers …
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