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Cora Roberson — a pioneering educator, civil rights advocate, and hidden figure known for her lifelong impact on equality, education, and the Gainesville community — was honored for her legacy at the Matheson History Museum on Wednesday.
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There are two contested U.S. House races, five state House seats and two state Senate slots on ballots across north central Florida this fall.
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APOn Tuesday, Hernando County announced the state would begin an aerial spraying initiative to combat high mosquito levels following Hurricane Milton. -
For 30 years, developers and conservationists fought over the flowered sand banks of Castle Hill in Lake County. As construction crews move in, a driven group of plant experts and retirees races to salvage the area’s native plants.
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Boulware Springs Nature Park is one step closer to renovation following a neighborhood workshop to discuss the park’s improvements. The next step involves requesting permits, which could take three to six months. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2025. -
The duo contending for Geiger’s soon-to-be open spot are Tammy Moore and Patricia Hodge Philman.
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Days before the election, a judge on Tuesday sentenced a Gainesville man to five years in prison for selling drugs that led to a fatal overdose by the adult son of the Democratic nominee in the sheriff’s race. -
Kayla Shelynn Carter, whose three-year-old son died in August 2022 while playing with his father’s unsecured firearm, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday morning.
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(Sam Thomas/Fresh Take Florida)In at least eight House races and two Senate races statewide those Democratic candidates don't live in the legislative districts where they are running, according to recent voter registrations, candidate filings and other government records. -
A University of Florida senior accused of spitting on a campus police officer while his classmates were being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests accepted a plea deal Wednesday that avoids any time behind bars. -
After the first day of early, in-person voting, Republicans in many counties across Florida surpassed the sizable statewide lead in turnout that Democrats had been steadily building over the past month through mail ballots. -
It’s the internet’s latest bizarre beverage sensation – a mix of blue Gatorade and inexpensive red wine that’s known, of course, as “Gatorwine.”
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On Friday, Northeast 3rd Avenue in Gainesville was co-named Magnolia B. Jackson Street in her honor. -
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