Noelimary Suarez

Scientists from the McGuire Center’s Daniels Lab, a research group specializing in the study of insect biodiversity and conservation, were on hand to showcase an array of live native insects, part of the Florida Museum’s “Science Up Close: Incredible Insects” exhibit.

The Archer Braid Trail project, conceived about 20 years ago, is nearing completion with only the final bit, called the Kanapaha Hall section, still under construction.

The Florida Public Archaeology Network hosted a two-day Cemetery Resource Protection Training conference. WUFT’s Noelimary Suarez reports a number of groups attended the event including local descendants, caretakers and historians.

This month marks six years since the Ocala Police Department announced its Heroin/Opioid Amnesty program. The department launched the program in response to growing opioid overdoses in the city; however, cases continue to rise.

The facility opened at 5125 NE 63rd Ave. in 1999, collecting materials containing common toxins from residential and commercial buildings in Alachua County and neighboring areas such as the Gilchrist, Putnam, Dixie and Lafayette counties.