The Week Ahead: Your stories to look out for in North Central Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - 8th grader Tucker Ayers of Fort White competes in the National spelling bee in Washington DC beginning on Tuesday. Tucker won the regional Spelling Bee in Jacksonville in late February.
On Tuesday, Lake City Council members vote to approve the final documents to acquire the wastewater facility at North Florida Mega Industrial Park from Columbia County. The city will pay the county a little less than $1.6mn and assume the $5.5 million debt to build the facility.
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A bench trial will begin Wednesday in federal court in Gainesville to determine whether UF law student Preston Damsky’s antisemitic social media posts were constitutionally protected
Gainesville city commissioners resume work on the 2027 budget. Current projections show a $7.7 mil shortfall, with the fire, public works, parks & rec, and police departments presenting their proposed budgets on Thursday.
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