Flowers will bloom in the wake of school staff member's death

Volunteers remember Leslie Williams by tending to a garden beside an outdoor classroom at Stephen Foster Elementary School. Williams worked at the school until she died in a double homicide.

A field outside Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla., which is holding its first annual "Grateful Dad" event for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Noah Lantor

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By Noah Lantor | June 20

A field outside Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla., which is holding its first annual "Grateful Dad" event for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

The front of Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla., which is holding its first annual "Grateful Dad" event for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Noah Lantor

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By Noah Lantor | June 20

The front of Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla., which is holding its first annual "Grateful Dad" event for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

The entrance to Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla., which is holding its first annual "Grateful Dad" event for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Noah Lantor

SwampHeadBrewery_Lantor-1.jpg

By Noah Lantor | June 20

The entrance to Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla., which is holding its first annual "Grateful Dad" event for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

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