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Fresh Take Florida’s two-month investigation into the deal also revealed that it largely circumvented oversight from a committee specifically tasked with monitoring the use of funds stemming from a half-cent education sales tax, which county officials pitched to voters as a way to fund improvements at existing schools and pay for new properties and construction.

The Alachua County Commission voted to extend its vaccination incentives another month after a successful first month of the program.

The program utilizes a new curriculum, called the Net Generation curriculum, which was created by USTA National, of which Play Tennis Gainesville is a subset. The curriculum focuses on letting the users have fun while also instilling a sense of community and skills.

Sheila Payne, the coalition’s housing director, said Collier and other landlords have denied potential tenants with legal housing vouchers and blocked current tenants from using the assistance program’s funds to pay for rent. This would violate a city ordinance prohibiting landlords from discriminating against any “lawful source of income.”

Linebacker coach David Clark died of cancer on July 26 at the age of 54. Assistant coach Ellis Walker Jr. died of a heart attack on Sept. 2 at the age of 69.

The annual Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge at the Gainesville Raceway began Friday. Competitors range from engineers to beginner car modifiers. One…

The sale began on Saturday at 9 a.m. and will end on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The sale starts at noon Monday through Wednesday, but the popular collector’s corner, where people can buy valuable books, magazines and pieces of art, will end on Tuesday.

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the group Florida Defenders of the Environment in a case that centered on the state’s lack of a permit to operate part of the dam and the Rodman Reservoir in the Ocala National Forest.

In this episode of The Lede, we take a look at students who are gaining an understanding of local civic duties, we speak with an expert about COVID-19…

Nearly 14 million Floridians, or 73% of the state's population, are vaccinated.