Lake Fern (Inhabited), Florida Ghost Town
Lake Fern’s transformation from bustling community to ghost town spans over a century of Florida history. You’ll find its origins in Captain Melton Haynes’s 1847 citrus nursery, which sparked the area’s agricultural boom. The community flourished around Lake Fern School (1913-1963), serving as both educational center...
Ocala church looking to expand private school to serve 120 local children
A church in unincorporated southeast Ocala is asking for permission from the county to offer private elementary schooling to up to 120 children. The special use permit request from Wings of Faith Church is part of the Marion County Board of County Commissioner’s consent agenda on Tuesday, August 19. All consent...
Woman arrested on murder charge after man fatally shot in Orange County
ORLANDO, Fla. – A 32-year-old woman was arrested on a murder charge in the shooting death of a man earlier this month in Orange County, officials announced on Monday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Amber Shinice Dozier was arrested Saturday in Alachua County in the death of Javore Tyleek Bentley, 32.
UF Scientist Unlocks The Power Of Soil Microbes To Transform Florida Agriculture
Dr. Jose Rolando’s research at UF/IFAS aims to help growers build healthier soil, reduce costs, and create more resilient crops in the face of a changing climate. A new microbiologist at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is looking to the smallest organisms for the...
Silver Springs homeowner hoping to keep pot-bellied pig despite neighbor’s complaint
A Silver Springs woman has filed a $1,000 special use permit so that she may keep a pet pot-bellied pig as an emotional support animal at her property after one of her neighbors complained about the alleged odor from the animal. Carilla Clark will present her request for a reasonable...
UF welcomes thousands back to campus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Thousands of students are back in Gainesville this week as the University of Florida officially kicks off move-in weekend. With the fall semester set to begin Thursday, August 21, the campus is buzzing with energy.. Suitcases, mini-fridges, and new students fill the dorm halls as students...
Gainesville road to shut down due to repairs
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Northwest 53rd Avenue in Gainesville is completely closed for construction starting Sunday night. The stretch between Main Street and 13th will be shut down. Construction crews are resurfacing the road and adding new turn lanes. The road will close at 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays...
Talking Animals: Founder of Rooterville discusses history of the sanctuary and how she went...
Elaine West–the founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, a refuge housing rescued farm animals she launched in Melrose, Florida, more than two decades ago—explains the origin of her lifelong love of pigs. West pinpoints a particular pig that a local Humane Society was about to send home with “adopters” she felt...
UF agrees to provide additional funding to major RTS routes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Changes to the RTS bus routes in Gainesville will take effect starting on Monday. Negotiations between Gainesville city and University of Florida officials resulted in reducing more than two dozen routes. During the Aug. 14 City of Gainesville General Policy Meeting, the city’s chief...
Bielarski: Fact or Fiction, Part 8
GRU CEO Ed Bielarski looks at various metrics to argue that customers are better off under the GRU Authority than under the City Commission The post Bielarski: Fact or Fiction, Part 8 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
