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The governor made the announcement yesterday in Crystal River.
Read More »The Point, March 4, 2021: The Paths For Proposed Florida Toll Roads Are Shifting
A Florida Senate committee approved a bill that makes changes to the possible projects.
Read More »Florida Senate Committee Approves Major Changes To Proposed Toll Road Through North Central Florida
The bill calls for extending the turnpike west from Wildwood toward the Suncoast Parkway and running the Suncoast Parkway north by linking it with U.S. 19.
Read More »Children’s Trust Of Alachua County Finalizes Summer Plans To Help Families
The initial visibility of its most prominent efforts so far will appear in the coming months, when it helps to add more summer programming in the county at a cost of $500,000.
Read More »The Point, March 3, 2021: What Florida’s Governor Said As The 2021 Session Opened
He touted the state's success during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Florida Legislature Gavels Into Session With Key Bills Looming
The state Senate and House gaveled into session with members donning face masks on the floors of their respected chambers. Bouquets festooned House desks and the dais of the Senate floor.
Read More »Suspect In 1994 Gainesville Murder Cold Case Accepts Plea Deal, Shortened Prison Sentence
The plea deal follows Palazzi's incarceration in 2017 while awaiting trial for the charge of second degree manslaughter.
Read More »Gainesville Resident Melia Speed Spotlights Local Black Leaders
Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »The Point, March 2, 2021: Gainesville Adds Lockers To South Main Street Area For Homeless People To Use
Subscribe to The Point to invite us into your inbox with the most important Florida news from Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The top stories near you • WUFT News: Homeless People Raise Concerns About City Of Gainesville’s Assistance Efforts. “Key distribution for new lockers for the downtown Gainesville homeless …
Read More »Families Of UF Students Who Died In Pedestrian Crashes File Wrongful Death Suit
Parents of Maggie Paxton and Sophia Lambert retained the same law firm to represent them in the wrongful death lawsuits.
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