Jacob Tillmann, 38, removes coral ardisia, an invasive plant species, with his son Grant Tillmann, 6, from the Evergreen Cemetery during the Great Invader Raider Rally event Saturday morning. “Grant can look at a species and say, ‘Hey, that's a bad plant,’” Tillmann said. “And that's because of these events.”
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By Matthew Quesada | 11:03pmTeacher of the year winner Barbra Brock addresses the audience at Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2026.
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By Matthew Quesada | 11:03pmTeacher of the year winner Barbra Brock accepts her award at Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2026.
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By Riley Beiswenger | 9:52pmA crowd listens to Kathi Earles speak about the climate justice equation as a part of Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture series in Pugh Hall in Gainesville Fla., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.





