Citrus County School Board District 5 Joseph “Joe” Faherty vs. Linda Powers Joe Faherty collected 57% of the vote, making him the Citrus County School Board District 5 member. Incumbent Powers has 39 years of experience in education, working as a teacher at the elementary, middle, high school and community …
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Linda Powers and Joseph Faherty are the two candidates who are in a runoff to be elected into Citrus County School Board District five. Powers was elected back in 2014 on the school board with 13,692 votes and looks to be re-elected in this upcoming election. Early voting is being …
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The camp will face new obstacles this year, navigating a global pandemic and national criticism of police.
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The Gainesville City Commission is moving forward with a plan to extract its police department from school resource officer duties.
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New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.
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The Newberry City Commission consolidated its options for a law enforcement contract Monday night. Now they must decide whether to renew with Alachua County Sheriff's Office or enter into a contract with High Springs Police Department.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed a death warrant for Long, scheduling this first execution since he took office in January.
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The staff of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office spent Thursday evening as guest wait staff to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics during their Tip-A-Cop event.
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Clay County schools will have its own police department starting in October 2019.
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