The Regional General Hospital of Williston served Levy, Gilchrist and Dixie county residents for over 30 years. Now residents needing emergency care must travel over twenty miles to Ocala or Gainesville.
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Why do some areas receive so much more rain than other areas? Why do storms tend to miss residents of The Sandy Hills? WUFT's Untold Florida takes a look into the mysteries behind North Central Florida's rain patterns.
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Dignity Village is set to close by 2020. While housing options are being provided for the homeless people who live there, some are expected to reject the help.
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A Gainesville City Commission subcommittee led by Commissioner David Arreola has been discussing rental housing regulations since December.
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“Student homeless week” is a situation many UF students deal with every summer as those who are moving between apartment complexes realize their lease ends at one complex a week or sometimes two before their new lease begins at the other complex.
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The Cardwells were one of the first families to test out the new construction at Roger's Farm.
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The Golden Peanut Co. branch in High Springs, Florida, locked its doors on Friday after 84 years of buying, drying and shipping peanuts across the southeastern United States.
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Williston’s Regional General Hospital bailed itself out of its outstanding utility bill debt by completing a repayment plan with the city. Two Williston residents are taking steps to try to prevent the hospital from permanently closing.
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In late February, the marquee in front of the old Williston High School bore one last message as residents of the community prepare to bid farewell to the school many once attended: “Goodbye WHS I’ll miss you!”
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The Hawthorne City Commission had its first workshop on Wednesday to create ordinances to avoid out-of-control block parties.
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