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Strong Roots Movements opened three new garden beds at the CDS Family & Behavioral Health Services' youth shelter.
Read More »Strong Roots Movement Teaches Organic Gardening At Gainesville’s Youth Shelter
Newberry Embraces Faith, Fellowship As Next Steps On Path To Reconcile Past
Faith, fellowship and forgiveness: The newest chapter in Newberry's winding journey for truth and reconciliation. From the Newberry Six lynchings in 1916 to the first year of desegregation in the town, Newberry has a lot to reconcile.
Read More »Bell Schools Showcase Special Needs Students’ Digital Arts At Exhibition
Bell Elementary School and Bell High School hosted an art exhibition Tuesday for parents, faculty and school board members to appreciate work created by special needs students. A grant from Suncoast Credit Union provided 17 Gilchrist County special needs students the opportunity to express themselves through digital art. The grant …
Read More »LaCrosse Gets New Fire Engine After Month Without
The LaCrosse Fire Department went without a fire engine for the entire month of October before purchasing a new 2012 Pierce Dash engine.
Read More »Fruit Bats Get Live-Cam Showcase At Lubee Conservancy
A local bat sanctuary is changing the way we look at bats.
Read More »‘God Loves Gay People’: Pulse Survivor Lends His Support To Controversial Gainesville Conference
A local church is facing backlash from the LGBTQ community for promoting what some argue is “disguised conversion therapy.”
Read More »Gainesville Is Experiencing An Affordable Housing Crisis. Here’s How One Woman Became Part Of It
The Gainesville City Commission is having to start over in its search for a solution.
Read More »Where Waldo Got Its Name
In a nearly 400-page book on the history of Waldo, only a few lines allude to the town's namesake.
Read More »‘We Loved Her More Than Anyone’: 200 Attend Memorial For School Librarian
One by one, at least 20 pupils stepped to the podium Thursday at Stephen Foster Elementary School in Gainesville to remember Leslie “Lisa” Williams, their librarian and media teacher.
Read More »Gainesville Church’s Event Creates Concern It’s Too Similar To Conversion Therapy
The leaders of a Gainesville church say they are holding a conference this weekend to educate pastors, parents, and teens on how to love and accept everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation.
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