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Waldo Community School may have taken its last school picture ever. Unless the community can persuade the school board to keep it open, the 93-year-old school will be closing at the end of this school year.

A deteriorated culvert failed inspection last month, closing the Overleaf overpass over State Road 23 until a new culvert is built. The construction has caused traffic issues and added to commute times.

Special needs students may attend prom at Grace at Fort Clark United Methodist Church sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. Night to Shine will provide 101 students with a prom experience that includes dresses, limo rides and paparazzi.

A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature would allow anyone with a concealed weapon license can carry his or her weapon legally on a public university campus.

Four individuals have traveled through Florida while infected with measles. The Alachua County Health Department says they are fully prepared to fight off the spread of the virus.

Monday morning, people gathered around Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial statue downtown to see Vivian Haynes inducted into the MLK Commission of Florida's Hall of Fame.

International students find it difficult to find employers willing to risk time and money hiring them while going through visa processes after graduating from U.S. schools.

The Angel Tree Charity Project helps make sure struggling migrant families have a normal Christmas. Hundreds of families are helped with the charity project.

“We started off as a drop off spot where people could bring old shoes when they bought a new pair, or bring back a defective pair,” Carillo said. “It grew more and more through word of mouth, and now people know to bring their shoes to us.”

Dr. Owen Roberts plans to tackle the issue of mandated testing, among other things, on his mission to reshape the school system.