The Week Ahead: Your stories to look out for in North Central Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Lake City officials hold a ceremony on Monday to rename two roads after community leaders, one in honor of Bettye Lane and the other for Willie Earl Foreman and Barbara O. Foreman.
A pretrial conference is scheduled on Tuesday for Nikenson Perin, Keneth Altidor, and Blake Jackson in the murder of Christin Cassels in 2017. A jury trial is set to start a month from now.
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Also on Tuesday, the Marion County School Board votes on a revised contract with the Marion Education Association. The update increases salaries and benefits by $5.9 million. Members of the union voted to ratify the agreement last week.
The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday considers a proposal to extend the buffer zone between alcohol establishments and schools to 500 feet, and eliminate the buffer zone with churches.
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