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Dina Benbrahim and Kari Thorleifsson seal their marriage with a kiss at the Clerk of Court’s office Wednesday evening.

Donation boxes pop up throughout the county when December rolls around, and events such as on-site toy drives begin lining calendars. Here are a few organizations operating toy drives in Alachua this year.

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Holiday Toy Drive

By Henry A. Moore | 10:46am

Donation boxes pop up throughout the county when December rolls around, and events such as on-site toy drives begin lining calendars. Here are a few organizations operating toy drives in Alachua this year.

Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9

Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Reverend Phillip Egitto speaks with Abraham Bonowitz outside Florida State Prison in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9

Reverend Phillip Egitto speaks with Abraham Bonowitz outside Florida State Prison in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

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