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While Ron Fielding was online, he found his beloved boat for sale and told good friend Mike Oler about it. What happened next was a surprise.
Read More »On The Suwannee River, A Surprise Boat Gift Between Longtime Friends
“Quality Has Got To Be There:” Florida Health Care Chairs Discuss Health Issues In The State
Every chair of Florida's health care policy groups sat on a panel at the Universtiy of Florida on Monday to discuss health care costs and access. This event is the first of its kind at UF.
Read More »Dignity Village To Close Down As Grace Marketplace Gets New Funding
Starting Tuesday, there will be a fence that outlines the camp for the purpose of preventing new people from moving in.
Read More »“I Want People To Know There’s A Solution”: A Fight To Provide Rural Dental Care
Across Florida, people struggle to find accessible dental care. Here's what Dr. Frank Catalanotto, the former dean of the UF College of Dentistry and a current professor, is doing to change that.
Read More »Florida School Districts Working To Meet New Mandate For Mental Health Instruction
In July, the Florida Board of Education mandated five hours of mental health instruction within the school year. The state became the third in the nation to require it.
Read More »Nature Preserve Shared By Alachua County And Gainesville Opens To The Public
Seven hundred fifteen acres that was once slated to be a residential area in Alachua County instead opened on Saturday – National Public Lands Day – as Four Creeks Nature Preserve.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Takes Last Steps Toward Selecting New City Manager
Each candidate was interviewed one-by-one in front of the public. If a majority vote between the seven commissioners can be reached, they will announce their pick Friday.
Read More »Abandoned And Stolen Shopping Carts Create Nuisance Across Gainesville
Lonely shopping carts litter the sidewalks far from their intended place in Gainesville.8
Read More »African, African American History Now Taught In All Alachua County Public High Schools
Santa Fe High School is the last in the district to add the classes. The courses are part of Alachua County Public Schools’ initiative to increase racial equity and education in the classroom.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Participate In ‘Dads Take Your Child to School Day’
At 7:15 a.m., about 300 fathers or father figures sat down in the school’s cafeteria to have breakfast with their children on “Dads Take Your Child to School Day.”
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