Gainesville has decided to levy a special assessment, or an annual fee, for properties benefiting from city fire services.
A local group of policymakers is fired up over the money it feels it is owed for providing fire services to the county.
It is nearly impossible to find a silver lining in $4-a-gallon gasoline. But if one is to be found, it is in the fact that skyrocketing prices at the pump â€" and the resulting anger and discontent felt by Americans from sea to shining sea â€" are forcing our politicians to finally have a much needed debate on what should be done to solve the nation's dependency on foreign oil.
There has been no shortage of Gators in the Olympics over the last 20 years.
SFCC's Board of Trustees approved a budget plan last week that will raise tuition 6 percent and cut $3 million in spending.
UF's chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity was suspended for four years Friday as a result of allegations that members of the fall 2007 pledge class were forced to do hours of physical activity and consume large amounts of alcohol as part of hazing rituals.
Marreese Speights trekked from Oakland to Orlando in prep for the NBA Draft - and all in a matter of a couple weeks.
While poetry, dance and performance serve as recreation for some, the activities can also serve as creative steps toward recovery for patients involved in the Shands Arts in Medicine program.
Water polo\'s splash in south Florida is sending ripples through the center of the state straight into Gainesville.
Maybe Matt den Dekker can ask his new USA National teammate Tommy Mendonca exactly how they did it.
University Police Department officers are no longer allowed to make stops for traffic violations on roads bordering campus, such as University Avenue and 13th Street, according to a local court's recent ruling.
Offensive lineman Jonotthan Harrison has committed to the Gators, according to GatorCountry.com. Harrison is a four-star guard, according to Scout. com, and is the second offensive lineman to commit to UF recently. Naples High's Nick Alajajian also committed to the Gators less than a week ago. Harrison, a rising senior for Minneola's South Lake High, will join UF in 2009.
Keep checking alligatorSports.org as we'll have more coverage on this later tonight.
Regina Glenn-Speights and her daughter, Willena, sat in the middle of their living room floor waiting to hear their son and brother's name called.
Marreese Speights can finally just sit down, wait and relax with his family.
Tim Tebow was announced as the SEC Male Athlete of the Year on Wednesday. Former swimmer and Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte also won the award in 2005. Danny Wuerffel was the only other Gator in UF history that has won it in 1996 and '97.
Naples high offensive lineman Nick Alajajian has agreed to sign with the Gators, according to several reports. Scout.com lists the 6-4, 280-pound guard as the No. 1 prospect at his position. Rivals.com has him as the No. 3 guard.
Highly touted incoming safety Dee Finley has not academically qualified and will not play football this fall for the Gators, according to several newspapers and online publications.
We'll have an upcoming story about Nick Calathes trying out for the Greek National Team, but for now here are some of UF's rising sophomore thoughts on Marreese Speights as he is just a few days away from the NBA Draft:
In an effort to make bachelor's degrees more accessible, SFCC will join eight other community colleges and offer four-year degrees starting fall 2009.
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