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Blue-chip safety recruit to make verbal commitment this weekend
The coming weekend is another big one for the Florida football program as four-star safety Lagonza Hayward out of Lyons (Georgia) Toombs County in the 2025 cycle gets set to make his verbal commitment. The 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound defensive back made an official visit with the Gators in mid-June and is zeroing in on his final decision. “On my birthday, July 27, between Florida and South Carolina,” Hayward revealed as his decision date after his Florida OV. However, he has changed things a bit since that announcement. “The offers came in, I had a lot of choices and I had to make a tough decision....
New principal takes over St. Patrick Interparish School in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Dr. Christine Higgins has taken over as the new principal at Saint Patrick Interparish School. Higgins assumed the role of principal on July 1. The principal will be tasked with cleaning up the school’s image and reassuring parents after a scandal involving inappropriate touching of students and the failure of administrators to act.
Professional Development Scholarship Fund Now Open Until Aug. 19
July 22, 2024 – The Professional Development Scholarship Fund (PDSF) program at Santa Fe College is now accepting applications until Monday, Aug. 19 at 11:59 p.m. This program includes the UF/SF Employee Exchange Program (UF Waiver) and the Professional Development Scholarship Reimbursement Program. The UF/SF Employee Exchange Program (UF...
Florida football staffer seeks greener pastures with sports agency
The Florida football program recently has seen some shifting off the field with its staff, including the recent departure of the assistant for college personnel and on-campus recruiting Chase Clark. According to a report from Gators Online’s Keith Niehbur, Clark is leaving the Gators to pursue a career as a sports agent with the William Morris Endeavor after five seasons in Gainesville. He first arrived in the Swamp in 2019 under Dan Mullen as an assistant director for player personnel and represents one of the few members of the program to have still been with the program since turning the page to...
'This has to be the best year yet': Johnson embracing critical role ahead of 2024 season
Florida didn't necessarily have trouble generating momentum in 2023. Sustaining it, though, was a different story. After winning five games in a seven-week stretch to open their season, the Gators stumbled across the finish line with five-straight losses, a slide that sticks with Montrell Johnson — Florida's senior running back and head coach Billy Napier's longest-tenured player — when he thinks back on his second year in Gainesville.
Off-field staffer returns to Florida after brief stint at TAMU
Off-field staffer Joe Hamilton has returned to the Florida football program after a brief stint with the Texas A&M Aggies. The former Gators analyst had accepted a position in College Station back in February, but reported back in his previous office in Gainesville, according to a Swamp247 report. Hamilton joined...
Paul Finebaum Names Best Freshman Quarterback in College Football
Things are not looking good for the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier. After consecutive losing seasons, Napier could be on the hot seat if there isn't significant improvement this season. Napier inherited a program with two losing seasons since 2014, with one in 2021, the year before he ...
Miami man arrested in ‘grandparent scam' also linked to multiple fraud incidents: Police
A Miami man has been arrested in a "grandparents scam" that conned an elderly couple out of thousands of dollars, and police say he's linked to multiple fraud incidents in Florida and elsewhere. Agustin Garcia-Marsan, 38, was arrested Monday on charges including organized scheme to defraud, theft from elderly, fraudulent...
Bookstore aimed at selling books banned in Florida opens in Northwest Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local lawmaker is taking a stand against the book bans happening across the state. State Rep. Angie Nixon recently opened Cafe Resistance in Northwest Jacksonville to make sure Black history isn’t forgotten. The bookstore is on Soutel Drive and has a mission to counter...
Palm Beach Zoo researchers join mission to save Florida's threatened conch populations
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Conch are an iconic species to Florida. You might be familiar with them on a restaurant menu as Conch Fritters, or you may have heard of the Florida Keys referred to as the “Conch Republic.”. But a team of researchers at the...
Malnourished horses seized from Williston farm by law enforcement
Law enforcement authorities seized four horses, including a 3-month-old colt, from a farm in Williston last week after finding the animals malnourished and in need of medical attention. On Friday, Levy County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 13890 NE 70th Street in Williston in reference to a report of animal...
Vehicle strikes, kills Newberry woman exiting vehicle on SR 26
A 42-year-old Newberry woman died Monday night when she stopped her vehicle on State Road 26 near Jonesville, exited her car and was struck by traffic. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the woman was driving westbound on SR 26 (Newberry Road) at 10:05 p.m. when she stopped within the roadway at NW 155th Street. She then got out of her vehicle and was struck by other traffic.
Hidden cost of vacation rentals skyrockets property taxes for hundreds of local homeowners
Hundreds of northeast Florida homeowners are taking advantage of the summertime beach living to put rooms up for vacation rentals, but are finding a hidden cost in renting out their place.
Gov. DeSantis encourages sheriffs, awards teachers at 2 events in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis had a busy morning in Central Florida on Tuesday. He spoke Tuesday morning at the Florida Sheriffs’ Association 2024 Summer Conference in Orlando. As he did at the Republican National Convention, DeSantis spoke against Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational marijuana in...
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