Thursday marks one month since former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. And Tuesday is one year since Floyd’s death, an event that sparked months-long protests across the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In Gainesville, over 1,000 community members came …
Read More »Meridian Behavioral Healthcare And Sheriff’s Office Form Mental Health Co-Responder Team
The co-responder team is comprised of one law enforcement officer, who ensures safety at the scene, and a mental health clinician, who can immediately intervene with whomever needs attention or counseling.
Read More »Gainesville’s Earth Academy Day Camp Ends Early Due To Spike In Community’s Coronavirus Case
The Earth Academy day camp, which was supposed to run through the rest of the month in Gainesville, is instead ending Friday.
Read More »North Central Florida Humane Society Exceeds Adoption Expectations During Quarantine
Adoptions from mid-March to the end of May exceeded The Humane Society’s expectations at 300 since the beginning fo quarantine.
Read More »Town Hall Meeting Held to Examine COVID-19 Impact On Gainesville’s Minority Communities
The City of Gainesville hosted a “Telephone Town Hall” Monday to explore the impact COVID-19 has had on communities with a history of socioeconomic disparities.
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