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Here's a rundown of what each one is, along with a preview of one of Alachua County's August school board races.
Read More »Data show almost 1,000 instances of Florida nursing home residents — some with dementia — exiting without supervision
The man was found in the middle of the night with a bloody face, bloody clothes and no pants, in the front yard of a house in Jacksonville that wasn’t his. A 2017 report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that the 72-year-old man, whose name …
Read More »The Point, July 1, 2022: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of This Weekend’s Fanfares And Fireworks At Flavet Field
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you The Point will return to your inbox on Tuesday, July 5, following the Independence Day holiday on Monday. • WUFT: Everything you need to know to enjoy Fanfares & Fireworks. “Enjoy an evening of …
Read More »She gave her life to serve international students. They gave her a new life in return.
Debra Anderson retired this summer after 22 years working for the University of Florida’s International Center. She agreed to a profile on one condition – it couldn’t be about her.
Read More »The Point, June 8, 2022: With youth violence rising, officials hope summer programming can help
Summer camp began in Hawthorne this week, a return of programming to the rural area after a decade.
Read More »The Point, May 2, 2022: Felony charges follow UF students caught with fake IDs, but few result in convictions
An analysis of court records from recent years displays the trend.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools To Hire Additional Nurses To Help Mitigate COVID-19
Thursday's announcement specified that the health department has hired 30 nurses to work alongside the nurses who currently staff school's throughout the district.
Read More »Gainesville Doulas Deliver Babies, Comfort And — Sometimes — Final Goodbyes
With quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic, local doulas, trained professionals who offer support to expectant mothers, noticed increased interest in their services. Other types of doulas, such as end-of-life doulas, also cared for patients confronting death.
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