This is an abridged version of Episode 2 of our Decolonizing the Curriculum podcast. For the full story, listen to the audio above. The silver river is a five-mile long stretch of spring-fed water that winds through the heart of Florida just east of Ocala in Marion county. Today, kayakers …
Read More »What’s the Latest on Sleepy Creek Lands’ Water Permit?
In The Point podcast this week, Luke Sullivan reports on the letters sent from war zones to loved ones back home, and Arnae Holcomb answers a question for Find Out Florida about the current status of the Sleepy Creek Ranch permitting process. Subscribe in iTunes or Google Play.
Read More »In Photos: Ocala Goes Back In Time At Annual Prehistoric Festival
Silver Spring State Park's 7th annual Stone Tool Making and Prehistoric Festival drew crowds of about 3,000 on Feb. 18 and 19 in Ocala.
Read More »Ocala Museum To Get 30K New Items, Double In Size
The Silver River Museum's expansion to accommodate the new pieces is set to begin in about two years, with completion expected in three.
Read More »Controversial Scores Put Numbers On North Central Florida Teachers’ Success
The Florida Department of Education's scoring system for teachers is available for public scrutiny after a legal battle with a Jacksonville newspaper.
Read More »GALLERY: Flaking Flint at Silver River
Archaeologists and artists gathered in Ocala for the fourth annual Silver River Knap-In.
Read More »Silver Springs State Park Opened Tuesday Morning
Silver Springs opened as a newly renovated state park Tuesday morning after merging its property with Silver River State Park.
Read More »Why A Potential Marion County ‘Bed Tax’ Increase Could Threaten Small Businesses
A possible raise in Marion County's bed tax has elicited mixed responses from business owners.
Read More »State park plan for Silver Springs becomes official
From Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Florida Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, approved the modification of a lease agreement between Palace Entertainment and the state of Florida Wednesday, allowing the Silver Springs theme park property to become part of Florida’s state park system on …
Read More »Adena springs permit update
The St. Johns River Water Management District has yet to review a permit application from the Adena Springs Ranch in Marion County. Earlier in the year the operators of the planned grass fed cattle ranch submitted an application to be able to pump more than 13,000,000 gallons of water a …
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