With closed storefronts and empty sidewalks in this small, drive-by town, it is clear the town's once vibrant light has dimmed as the population dwindled. However, Waldo's city government is making strides for economic development and working on a number of projects to increase the population and turn the fate of the town around.
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Sidney Lanier Center, a center for elementary and secondary students with disabilities in northeast Gainesville, has expanded its traditional learning tactics to the outdoors.
Read More »Peaceful Paths, a domestic abuse network, is getting a new home at the Alachua County Civil Courthouse. The new space is directly across from the main desk for domestic abuse victims, giving them better access to a Peaceful Path representative, said Clerk of the Court J.K. “Jess” Irby. Previously the …
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On Thursday, Hawthorne Middle High School held a district rezoning workshop in case the school does not receive a passing grade and the students at Hawthorne have to go to another school starting in the 2018-2019 school year.
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What school boards are responsible for, how does the school board system work and how much do school board members get paid?
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Once developed hubs for the citrus industry, these two communities now bear little resemblance to the agricultural centers they were in the mid-19th century. Instead, today they boast small-town values and fellowship as well as sleepy oak-canopied dirt roads.
Read More »A University of Florida professor says the thick, yellow pollen coating cars isn't going away any time soon.
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Congressman Ted Yoho listened to high school students expressing their concerns about school safety and gun control.
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High school students across North Central Florida joined their counterparts nationwide to walk out of school Wednesday morning in solidarity and protest over gun violence reform.
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The demonstrations will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 killed last month. "If the government wants to keep getting paid, they need to listen to what we say," a Boise, Idaho, student said.
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