Laura Peavler
Laura is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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Last year, Marion County’s poverty rate was two percent higher than the state average.
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While some principals are being reassigned to other schools or other jobs in the district, the rest have decided to retire.
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Gainesville city commissioners are discussing a plan that would ban anyone who is cited for breaking the law in a city park from returning to the park for 90 days. The Parks and Recreation Committee will present the plan to the full city commission in April.
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The Historic Seth Thomas clock in downtown Gainesville is finally being repaired after it stopped ticking on June 25.
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Initial observations Friday indicated homeless people this year were older and frailer than years past.
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Down Northeast 39th Ave., a golf course has been considered a nature sanctuary since the turn of the century. On Thursday, Ironwood Golf Course held onto that certification.