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Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville is being renovated, but the one thing that won't be included is a "no-smoking" sign. Some residents are irked by that. Diddley was also against smoking. One resident asked city commissioners to ban smoking in the plaza. But a city manager said state law forbids it from banning smoking in city parks.

University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries was recently awarded a $288,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant allows Smathers to digitize 110,000 pages of six Floridian and Puerto Rican newspapers.

Students Taking Action Against Racism held a panel at the Bob Graham Center to discuss the issue of mass incarceration. Panelists lamented the lack of true due process in American society.

One Marion County resident died yesterday when he lost control of a fire on his property. 66-year-old Warren Wimberly had a permit to burn 2 acres of…

A study released by the Pew Institute shows Asians have taken over Latinos as the largest group of new arrivals into the U.S. every year. Florida's 89.1,…

A video roundup of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.

40 years ago, the face of intercollegiate athletics changed as title IX was enacted. This legislation forced colleges to give women's sports the same…

Seven students from Buchholz High School flew to Boston last weekend to compete against nearly 300 students from all over the U.S. and Canada. Buchholz's math team has won multiple state and national Mu Alpha Theta championships.

One man was killed and another was wounded in Summerfield earlier today. Marion County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Judge Cochran asks for…

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