Walking through the empty gallery halls at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville every day hurts Dixie Neilson to her core. The museum has been closed to visitors since March, and as quiet as museums typically are, these bare walls and silence felt different.
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With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.
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Three candidates are vying for incumbent Dixie County Sheriff Dewey H. Hatcher's seat: Darby Butler, Nicholas Hatcher and Jamey King.
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Nearly 50 years ago, Jimmy Norris was killed in Florida. Rosemary Norris-Southward was not quite 14 years old when she watched her brother walk out of their home for the last time. Forty-six years later, she said she feels closer to James “Jimmy” Norris than she has in decades.
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John Thrasher received his test result Tuesday after his wife, Jean, was tested due to unrelated medical treatment, the Tallahassee-based university said in a statement.
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Florida is accelerating investigations of teachers accused of misconduct, a change intended to allow the state to quickly revoke an educator’s certification in such instances.
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Instragram account created by two UF students is banned in the midst of trying to hold students and citizens of Gainesville accountable to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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There was little sign that Yoho’s GOP colleagues were rising to defend him, and the House minority leader said he would speak to Yoho.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed 25 bills into law, including approving $2.15 million for a Jacksonville man wrongfully imprisoned for almost 43 years and two measures tied to a series of controversial highway plans.
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Mosquito vector diseases are expanding, but COVID-19 has halted some surveillance programs and experts are worried complacency could lead to outbreaks.
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