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“I had a situation with severe anemia a while back, and I had several blood transfusions that helped save my life,” said Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell. “I’m a believer in it. We’re all looking for a purpose in life, and one purpose in life is to help others..."

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After Irma and as the holidays approach, Alachua County residents utilize the 2017 Strike Out Hunger Food Drive and Farm Share, a large-scale food bank that utilzies inmate labor and volunteers to distribute food across Florida for free.

Development area in Gainesville expected to increase traffic. That and more in 90 seconds.

More than 100 Puerto Rican students are filling the classrooms of Marion County Schools after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. That and more in 90 seconds.

November is National Hunger Month, so to bring awareness to Alachua County, The Long Foundation and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission are providing free food to those in need with their national Strike Out Hunger Food Drive.

From Ray Charles' early years in Florida to homegrown stars like Linda Lyndell and Little Jake Mitchell, John Capouya shines a spotlight on the underappreciated contribution Florida has made to the history of soul music in America. "Race is really the context for almost all of the stories I tell." "When white kids started listening to soul music, it really helped the whole movement toward integration of this country that when that music was accepted by a generation, it’s something you can’t quantify, but I think it made a difference."

The 23rd Precinct is modifying its Election Day plans in case of rain. Voters at the precinct, which is located at 2121 SW 16 St., will be able to line up in a hallway while waiting to cast their ballots.

Unopposed Florida Senate District 18 candidate, Wilton Simpson, said agriculture will be a top priority during his two-year term. Simpson is the president of Pasco County Farm Bureau’s board of directors and has been a member of the Florida Farm Bureau since the late 1970s.

The tax GOP House bill poses a major threat for grad students who are able to pursue higher education through assistantships and fellowships that cover tuition costs.