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Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Friday he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was isolating at home with “very mild symptoms.”
Read More »Florida’s Sen. Rick Scott Has Coronavirus, ‘Very Mild Symptoms,’ Tells People To ‘Wear A Mask’
Local Food Drives Prepare For Thanksgiving During COVID
Local food drives are preparing to help families and people in need for Thanksgiving meals during the pandemic.
Read More »UF Health Officials Encourage Students To Get Flu Shot
UF Health officials are urging everyone to get a flu shot this year to limit the spread of the flu with the added threat of the ongoing pandemic.
Read More »Florida Town Battered By Fires, Floods Faces Its Greatest Crisis: Money
Caryville’s most-recent financial problems go back nearly five years, when a former town clerk was seen hauling away boxes of paperwork. The scene was described in the latest state audit.
Read More »Local Homeless Shelters Anticipate Winter Supply Shortage Due To COVID-19
As the temperature drops this winter, so may the availability of supplies for homeless shelters in Alachua and Marion counties. Since spring, donation guidelines have been modified at shelters in north central Florida, depending on resources and staff size, to protect occupants from contracting COVID-19. These guidelines make it difficult …
Read More »UF Board of Trustees Presents Reopening Plan
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans on the country being in the third phase of reopening by August 1 and believes that UF students and faculty should be prepared to come back for the fall semester
Read More »Board Of Governors Approves Plan To Bring College Students Back To Campus In Fall Amid COVID-19
With COVID-19 concerns still pressing on the Fall semester for Florida universities and others nationwide, the Board of Governors approved the State University System’s plans to bring students back to campus.
Read More »Love Thy Neighbor
She's a Honduran immigrant who's behind Trump, except for one issue.
Read More »Morningside Nature Center’s Annual Cane Boil & FiddleFest Is A Step into the Past
Each year, the free event welcomes around 1,000 people from all over Alachua County.
Read More »A Year After The Murders Of A Gainesville Woman And Her Daughter, A Resolution Remains Distant
A year ago, husband and father Paul Williams was charged with the murders of his wife and daughter.
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