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Tyson Adams, 51, winds up to throw a paper airplane while portraying Carl Stengel at the History Hunt event at Depot Park Sunday. Stengel was the first manager of an airport in Gainesville in the 1930s. Adams said the History Hunt helps people learn about historical figures who were important to developing the community.
“It’s amazing to learn about it, and get involved in it and realize where we came from,” Adams said.
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Holiday Toy Drive
By Henry A. Moore | 10:46amDonation boxes pop up throughout the county when December rolls around, and events such as on-site toy drives begin lining calendars. Here are a few organizations operating toy drives in Alachua this year.
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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9Reverend Phillip Egitto speaks with Abraham Bonowitz outside Florida State Prison in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
