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Remembering MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail - Mainstreet …
Jan 15, 2024 · Here, from April 16, 1963, is Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.”. Seldom do I …
Keystone Heights man dies in crash near Lake Butler
Aug 23, 2024 · J.C. Derrick. A 32-year-old Keystone Heights man died early Friday morning when his pickup left State Road 121 and collided with a culvert and tree south of Lake Butler. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the man was driving his pickup south on SR 121 near SW 79 th Way at 2 a.m. when it exited the roadway to the left and ...
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Gainesville decides against curfew as Hurricane Milton draws near. Seth Johnson, C.J. Gish. Oct 9, 2024. The city of Gainesville considered a curfew during Hurricane Milton, projected to make landfall around midnight, to keep traffic at a minimum, but decided against it …
Santa Fe’s downtown enrollment doubled after opening Blount Hall
Sep 17, 2024 5:50 pm. Santa Fe College has seen a steep increase in enrollment at its downtown location since opening the new Blount Hall. Photo by Seth Johnson. After the new Blount Hall opened in 2022, Santa Fe College reports nearly tripled enrollment in continuing education and doubled enrollment for credit courses housed at its downtown ...
‘Magic is back’ as MARC Media rebuilds radio tower
Lillian Hamman. Oct 2, 2024 3:19 pm. Vinny Foo, Magic's program director and DJ, said the mission is to fix the tower and restore the station's signal. Photo by Lillian Hamman. On Tuesday, Gainesville-based hip-hop radio station Magic 101.3 began borrowing sister station R&B 94.1’s signal. This signal is a temporary solution until Magic’s ...
Helene inflicts ‘tremendous’ amount of tree damage in Gainesville
Sep 27, 2024 10:36 am. GRU crews work on a power line damaged by a tree on eastbound Newberry Road next to The Rock Church in Gainesville on Friday morning following Hurricane Helene. Photo by C.J. Gish. Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday night as a powerful Category 4 storm near Perry, Florida, a Taylor County community about 90 ...
Alachua County passes new millage rate, amends development code
Sep 25, 2024 · The millage rate, approved at 7.6180 mills, follows the proposed millage passed earlier this summer and passed on first reading at the previous BOCC meeting. The new rate is a drop from the current 7.6414 millage rate but remains 6.78% higher than the rollback rate. This rollback rate uses a formula required by the state to show whether Alachua ...
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