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Since 2000, records show 388 babies have been abandoned in Florida.
Read More »Ocala To Become First Florida City To Install Safe Haven Baby Boxes For Mothers In Crisis
Gainesville Attempts Further Municipal Broadband Discussion, But Costs And COVID-19 Stall Progress
The pandemic has called attention to the lack of affordable internet access in Gainesville. Residents who want better internet reliability and the option of a municipal broadband network must continue to wait.
Read More »Virginia Grant Builds A Diverse Community By Showcasing Black Professionals In Gainesville
Virginia Grant yearned for a strong community when she moved to Gainesville. The Black professionals group and magazine she started give Black men and women a platform that she lacked when she was younger.
Read More »Marion County Announces 2021 Principal And Assistant Principal Of The Year
Forsyth and Miller will now advance to the state-wide competition.
Read More »Critics Outraged By Marion County School Psychologist Saying Addiction Is A Choice
An onslaught of psychologist Krista Schwenk Garner’s coworkers and parents of Marion County students replied with comments critical of her post, on Oct. 16, not long after she attended President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Ocala.
Read More »Malala Yousafzai Discusses Girls’ Education, Pandemic, U.S. Election In UF Event
After years of campaigning internationally for greater access to education for girls, Malala Yousafzai took her final classes at Oxford University like other students everywhere – on Zoom. A Pakistani who in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, at age 17, Yousafzai these days has moved from fighting with …
Read More »Mike Balken Named Ocala Police Chief After City Council Unanimously Approves Nomination
The Ocala City Council unanimously approved Mike Balken’s nomination to serve as Ocala police chief Tuesday.
Read More »Marion County Homeless Shelter Receives Over $250,000 In COVID-19 Funding
The Marion County Board of Commissioners in September had approved a contract that gave $65,000 to IES. On Tuesday, the board added an extra $277,524 — over four times the original amount.
Read More »North Central Florida Museums Shift Events And Exhibits Due To COVID-19
Since the initial shutdown of non-essential businesses in March, museum directors and educators have been implementing creative solutions.
Read More »Eta Weakens To Tropical Storm; Surge Warnings Continue
Heavy rain bands are already moving onshore in southwest Florida and are expected to move into the Tampa/St. Pete areas this morning.
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