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The state earlier this month nixed the plan for now.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 17, 2022: Gainesville’s controversial zoning changes could take effect as soon as October
They face county and state review, plus another vote by the city commissioners.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 11, 2022: Putnam County has some of Florida’s oldest schools, and the district is trying to repair or replace them
Voters this fall will be asked to consider a $300 bond issue to help fund the fixes.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 4, 2022: Northern turnpike extension routes are no longer under consideration in Florida
State Rep. Ralph Massullo told a newspaper of the plan on Wednesday.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 1, 2022: Announcing WUFT’s special project, Watershed, a series exploring Florida’s water quality
Timed to the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, it explores the state's ongoing struggle for clean water.
Read More »The Point, July 28, 2022: Protests continue over Gainesville police K9 apprehension that ended with a man losing his eye
Police say Terrell Bradley ran a stop sign and then ran from them, necessitating a police K9 chase.
Read More »US Senate candidate with Florida ties accused of impersonating a federal agent
A U.S. Senate candidate with ties to Florida is set to be arraigned in a Pennsylvania court Thursday following accusations he masqueraded as a public servant while pulling over a vehicle occupied by four young women in late March, according to a police affidavit. Everett Stern, an independent candidate for …
Read More »Students, businesses respond to COVID-19 surge
On Tuesday, UF Health Shands Hospital had 131 COVID-19 patients, 88 of them COVID-19 positive, Emily Mavrakis, a writer for UF Health Communications, wrote in an email.
Read More »Hurricane preparedness is expensive. Emergency managers and community leaders are looking for a solution.
The national survey from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) found that Americans are looking for ways to prepare on a reduced budget.
Read More »Oak Hammock hosts candidates forum
Oak Hammock residents got a special opportunity to interact with local candidates. Oak Hammock hosted a local candidates forum for residents Tuesday evening. Gainesville mayoral, city commission and Alachua County School Board candidates got to make their case to the retirement community. The mayoral candidates discussed issues ranging from housing …
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