SSAA powerhouses Bell and Oak Hall were set to meet to open the season. However, weather forced the cancellation of the game and delayed the opening.

Alachua County Health Department administrator Paul Myers says in phone interview that several sentinel chickens tested positive for West Nile virus.

Kelli Boyd's son, Clayton Emerson, 17, was killed in a car crash in June 2024. Boyd said a toxicology test was not conducted on the other driver.