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UF president shares update on early tenure, university’s connection to the community
Stuart Bell began his tenure as University of Florida president on July 1 after unanimous approval by UF's Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee. UF accounts for 51% of jobs in Gainesville and Alachua County and students spent about $1.236 billion in the community last year. The $1.45...
Independent Florida Alligator
UF College Republicans’ return to campus sparks mixed reactions
Julia Chernobelsky chose to attend UF because of its heavy on-campus Jewish presence. Now a junior, the 20-year-old philosophy, politics, economics and law student directs women’s programs at UF Chabad. When UF College Republicans was reinstated as a UF organization Sept. 14 six months after it was banned for...
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Bankruptcy judge indicates The Frazer School should own its Gainesville building
Both The Frazer School and NCCS must submit purchase and sale agreements by Oct. 21, or the court may impose a constructive trust to transfer the property title to the school. A bankruptcy judge indicated that The Frazer School, an independent K-12 school, should own its campus building at 4700 SW 89th Blvd.
Alachua Chronicle
Gainesville City Commissioners move UF parents’ recorded comments to end of meeting, vote to end recorded comments
At the end of the September 17 Gainesville City Commission meeting, Commissioners listened to recorded comments from UF parents about the safety of their students; Commissioners moved the recorded comments from the afternoon General Public Comment period to the end of the evening session and voted to stop allowing recorded comments in the future. The post Gainesville City Commissioners move UF parents’ recorded comments to end of meeting, vote to end recorded comments appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Ocala Star Banner
See the Ocala-area high school football stat leaders midway through 2026 season
Florida high school football has now entered the heart of district play as the calendar truly enters the fall. Around the Ocala area, it's been a strong start to 2026. Dunnellon and Forest remain undefeated and Vanguard is living up to its reputation despite narrow losses to teams in higher classifications. Teams like Belleview and Lake Weir have also impressed as the midway point of the season arrives. As we head into Week 6, we take a look at the top players in Marion County based on the stats. All information below was taken from information posted to teams' MaxPreps sites and then sorted. We'll have more live scores at ocala.com, starting Thursday night with the Forest at Buchholz showdown in Gainesville. Ocala Florida high school football stats through Week 5 Passing Yards Gabe Caro, Belleview, 836 Armani McFarland, Lake Weir, 798 Caleb Sanford, Forest, 750 Ah’millian Jenkins, Trinity Catholic, 720 Zion Benn, Dunnellon, 592 Avin Pickering, West Port, 513 Terrance Lewis, Vanguard, 437 AJ Cook, North Marion, 278 Giovonni Reed, South Marion, 166 Passing Touchdowns Armani McFarland, Lake Weir, 13 Zion Benn, Dunnellon, 10 Ah'millian. Jenkins, Trinity Catholic, 8 Gabe Caro, Belleview, 7 Avin Pickering, West Port, 7 Caleb
Independent Florida Alligator
East Gainesville schools continue to face severe underenrollment
When Gainesville K-12 students went back to school Aug. 10, some schools may have felt emptier than others. Tina Days, a 48-year-old mother of four children attending East Gainesville schools, said rezoning can benefit the community. But she didn’t feel heard when discussing rezoning proposals with the Alachua County School Board last spring.
WCJB
Gainesville school hosts 22nd annual food drive, students win school’s Golden Can Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Dinner plates across north-central Florida will be full, thanks to a food drive in Gainesville. Millhopper Montessori School hosted its 22nd annual food drive, and the kids happily loaded the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank truck with their donations. The students’ lunch tables were stacked...
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WCJB
Gainesville High football coach on administrative leave
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville High School’s athletic director has confirmed to TV20 that head football coach Ashour Peera is on administrative leave. Peera, in his first year as head coach, was not on the sidelines for the Purple Hurricanes’ game against Eastside Friday night. District officials have...