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‘If we don’t do this, people die’: This weekly event provides meals, clothes and showers to homeless
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Local homeless organizations provide food, clothing and showers Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, for area homeless along Dorsey Street in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Nov 18, 2023, 6:41 PM
Published: Nov 17, 2023, 11:56 PM
About 90 homeless people gathered Friday, Nov. 17, in a big parking lot off Dorsey Street for warm food, hot showers, clothes and even free cellphones and iPads.
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Update: Authorities searching for man in attempted abduction of 12-year-old girl waiting for bus
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Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 24, 2025, 2:52 PM
Published: Apr 24, 2025, 2:06 PM
Authorities are looking for a man who tried to grab a 12-year-old girl who was waiting for the school bus Thursday, April 24, near East Main Street, according to authorities.
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