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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: GPD searches for two suspects involved in shootings near UF. “Even though the threat was not directed at the UF campus community, UFPD sent out a UF Alerts message …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 12, 2023: School rezoning meetings draw parent concern
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Parents raise concerns about proposed redrawing of Alachua County Public Schools zones. “The last time Alachua County Public Schools rezoned the entire district was 1983, according to the Alachua County …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 28, 2023: DeSantis appoints first GRU board members
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: DeSantis appoints more Republicans to governing roles in heavily Democratic county. “The new law requires the utility’s board members must be registered voters inside the city limits, except at least …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 8, 2023: DeSantis appoints new Alachua County sheriff
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: DeSantis appoints new sheriff of Alachua County. “Watson announced his last day in office will be on Oct. 1 after he sent a letter to DeSantis on July 31 …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 7, 2023: State appeals redistricting decision
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News Service of Florida: Redistricting appeal could go on fast track to Florida Supreme Court. “A state appeal has put on hold a circuit judge’s ruling that a congressional redistricting plan violated …
Read More »Florida counties prepare for Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia is expected to strengthen and make landfall somewhere on the Gulf Coast by Wednesday. Here’s how counties in Florida are preparing for the storm: Alachua County: Alachua County will distribute sandbag bags (10 per car) at Wayside Park (11855 NW US 441) beginning at 10 a.m. Monday and …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 22, 2023: Grace Marketplace to reduce services due to budget cuts
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: GRACE Marketplace to reduce services. “GRACE Marketplace lost $150,000 in funding when the city of Gainesville slashed its budget to accommodate state-required cuts to the Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) general …
Read More »The Point, May 26, 2023: Alachua County Sheriff loses employee lawsuits
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: Judge rules against Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson in employee lawsuits. “Eighth Circuit Judge Donna Keim issued an order granting ‘extraordinary relief’ in three cases involving employees of the Alachua County …
Read More »The Point, May 19, 2023: Disney opts against $1B investment in Florida campus
The corporation made the decision as a yearlong feud evolves into a legal battle.
Read More »The Point, April 25, 2023: COVID-19 made tracking elder abuse harder
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: The Rise of the Red. “The Williston Middle High School Red Devils football team went 1-8 in the 2021 football season. They also averaged about 30 fans a game according …
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