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UF College of Veterinary Medicine Open House on tap for Saturday
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (127+ words) The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine will host its annual open house and community outreach event on Saturday, April 11. This free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UF College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 SW 16th Ave. in Gainesville. The…...
SONIC sends 4 Gainesville teachers to Ron Clark Academy training
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (471+ words) SONIC sends 4 Gainesville teachers to Ron Clark Academy training'Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville SONIC sends 4 Gainesville teachers to Ron Clark Academy training Four teachers from Gainesville were selected to attend the Ron Clark Academy (RCA) Experience held in March in Atlanta,…...
Union County School District in state of financial emergency
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (517+ words) Both'districts'reported a fund balance'that'has fallen below 2%, and each has projected a fund balance that will remain below 2% through the end of the current fiscal year [June 30]," according to'an'action item'brought before the board during the'nearly six-minute'conference call." The district's analysis reflects…...
UF graduate programs recognized in 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (199+ words) Leading the way was the College of Education, which'rose'from'No. 6 to No. 2 nationally " "its highest position to date," according to a UF press release.'The college had six'specialty programs'placed'in the top 20." The'College of Pharmacy'ranked'No. 4,'and'the College of Veterinary Medicine slid down'one…...
SF College introduces plans to build automative technology training center
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (234+ words) During a recent community meeting, Santa Fe College (SF) introduced plans to build an automotive technology training center at its campus in downtown Gainesville, the Blount Center." According to an SF College press release, the facility "is part of a…...
Sitework begins for automotive training center at SF’s Blount Center campus
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (474+ words) SF'first'introduced plans to build the 17,200-square-foot'facility'this'past fall. The'training center will be built on the former site of Mauldin's Auto Glass, which closed in 2021.' According to an SF press release, crews will prepare'the site for demolition'and then make'the area'ready for construction,…...
Oak Hall School places second at Florida State Spanish Conference
2+ day, 52+ min ago (190+ words) The event, which took place March 5-7 in Orlando,included 34 schools competing in academic and linguistic excellence, according to an Oak Hall press release. Under the guidance of advisorSe'oraKrystal Serrano, the team from Oak Hall scored 920 out of 1,000possible pointsin academic competitions…...
ACPS students shine at State Science and Engineering Fair
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (310+ words) ACPS students shine at State Science and Engineering Fair'Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville ACPS students shine at State Science and Engineering Fair Several Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) students earned top honors and recognition at the State Science and Engineering Fair,…...
Oak View Middle School Pre-K-8 expansion draws traffic, enrollment concerns
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (529+ words) After months of'discussion, input from the community and'School Board of Alachua County (SBAC), as well as revisions, the SBAC'approved'finalized'rezoning maps'at a special meeting on March 12, which, for now,'will see three elementary schools close and two middle schools, including Oak…...
Eastside High School celebrates unveiling of new campus mural
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (349+ words) We have such a rich history," EHS Principal Leroy Williams said while giving remarks, noting that the school was opened in 1970. I can honestly say, being at Eastside High School since 2015, that'history,'it'never stops, it never leaves us." At the…...