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The Bradford County Commission has canceled a meeting on a controversial phosphate mine proposal, and the Alachua County Commission has set one to discuss fears about environmental impacts.

Alachua eSchool invited families to its campus Wednesday to learn about the virtual school’s options for elementary schoolers.

Edith Miles was a school bus driver for 27 years before she became an Alachua County Public Schools bus dispatcher about seven years ago. Although she loved talking with students and making a difference in their lives, she said, she was ready for a change.

Gainesville police charged a man with lewd or lascivious behavior after he masturbated on a Regional Transit System bus for several minutes Tuesday morning with passengers nearby, records show.

Local health officials are working to shed light on perinatal mental health issues that are more common than many may realize.

The TRAining for Manufactured CONstruction, or TRAMCON, program at Santa Fe College is designed to help those 18 and older gain certification in construction-related industries.

A pile of oily rags is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged a Gainesville trailer-manufacturing business Wednesday morning.

A passenger in a car stopped by police made a clumsy attempt to scarf up several crumbs of crack cocaine, telling them he was eating a Jolly Rancher candy, an arrest report said.

Jessica Lee, a senior at Eastside High School, has been named a semifinalist in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, which recognizes the nation's most outstanding graduating high school seniors.

UF HealthStreet hosts a town hall-type meeting so you can talk to experts about caring for those with lung cancer. It starts at 5:30 p.m. at 2401 SW Archer Road.