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The Point

The Point, Dec. 14, 2023: Rabies alert issued for parts of Alachua County

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LaToya Jennings-Lopez (L) and principal Mike Gamble (R) speak to the crowd of spectators at Howard Bishop Middle’s UCF-certification celebration on Tuesday night. “The whole purpose of this is to serve all of our students,” Gamble said. (Cameron Parker/WUFT News)

Education

Howard Bishop Middle School celebrates becoming a UCF-Certified Community Partnership School

Cameron Parker

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Howard Bishop Middle School celebrated becoming a UCF-Certified Community Partnership School on Tuesday night, its next step to…

Alachua County school nurse takes a students temperature in her office. The One Mill tax guarantees a nurse in every public school in the county. (Photo Courtesy of Alachua County Public Schools)

Education

Alachua County Public Schools To Hire Additional Nurses To Help Mitigate COVID-19

Alex Flanagan

Thursday's announcement specified that the health department has hired 30 nurses to work alongside the nurses who currently staff school's throughout the district.

Florida Good

RISING ABOVE: Gainesville Woman Empowers Others Living With HIV/AIDS

Steven Gallo

Marvene Edwards tested positive for HIV in 1987. The 31-year-old mother of four was beaten, raped and shot in the head after walking home alone one night. She lived a life of drug and alcohol abuse for nearly a decade, but today she's giving back to others with HIV/AIDS in the community.

Health and Science

Alachua County Health Department Prepared For Potential Spread Of Measles

Carla Bayron

Four individuals have traveled through Florida while infected with measles. The Alachua County Health Department says they are fully prepared to fight off the spread of the virus.