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After two hurricanes in the first nine weeks, North Central Florida schools are scrambling to make up the days.
Read More »Florida Schools Schedule Make Up Days After Two Hurricanes
North Central Florida Prepares As Matthew Strengthens
North Central Florida counties are taking measures to prepare for Hurricane Matthew as it heads toward the U.S. from the Caribbean.
Read More »Storm Update: List of Closures As Hurricane Hermine Makes Landfall
Thousands without power across the state as Floridians begin to clean up after Hurricane Hermine.
Read More »These Are The Winners of County Primary Races From Hernando to Columbia Counties
Outside of Alachua and Marion counties' primary races, voters on Tuesday chose candidates for dozens of other county-level seats.
Read More »School Bells Ringing Earlier This Year
Tens of thousands of Florida school children will return to their classrooms next week as districts take advantage of a state law that allows schools to start as early as Aug. 10. Forty of the 67 public school districts are opening Wednesday under a 2015 law that decoupled the school …
Read More »Union County State Prison Paw Program Celebrates First Anniversary
A state prison program allows inmates to be paired with dogs in order to teach them various obedience skills.
Read More »Bradford County — Considering Phosphate Mining Application — Cancels Public Workshop
The proposed mine is on the radar of Alachua County officials, too.
Read More »Why Aren’t All Of Gainesville’s Midtown Bars Recycling?
Many bars in midtown are not recycling, a violation of Gainesville's commercial recycling ordinance.
Read More »Union County Puts Year-Long Ban On Mining
The ruling is aimed at a proposal from HPS Enterprises, a local phosphate company with plans to mine about 3,626 acres in the county for phosphate rock.
Read More »Union County Board Rules Against Mining; Second Vote Needed for Moratorium
Monday night in Lake Butler the Union County Board of Commissioners ruled unanimously against phosphate mining, moving one vote closer to banning it for a year. The final vote to ban mining for one year will be April 18.
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