The Florida Department of Education is returning $194,720 to the county. The repayment comes after the department docked the district in September for defying a state ban on classroom mask mandates.
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Alachua County commissioners voted to change a regulation that prevented a Hawthorne family from replacing their severely mold-infested home, however, the family still faces hurdles in finalizing replacement.
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WUFT · GPD's 2021 gun buyback The Gainesville Police Department hosted a community gun buyback event Saturday in an effort to diminish gun violence. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., about 60 people lined up in their cars at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church each hour to sell their revolvers for …
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Hurricane Irma left a family’s home beyond repair in 2017. The damages caused moisture to accumulate over the years, creating a severe mold problem that has gotten progressively worse. Now, they are calling on Alachua County to reverse an old rule so that they can replace their mold-infested home.
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Although the program ends next year, one city commissioner said Gainesville leaders may consider renewing the service again.
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Worldwide shipment and supply shortages from the COVID-19 pandemic have created multiple issues for groceries stores, restaurants and other businesses across the country. In Gainesville, a family-owned grocery store, Chun Ching Market, is getting hit especially hard from the crisis. Thu Win, a co-owner of Chun Ching Market, says her …
Read More »American Airlines restarted the flights this week, after the company suspended them for a year during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Marion County has lost thousands of dollars in damages to the “devious licks” trend already, and is replacing these items with taxpayer dollars.
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Property owners will pay more than $9 million in taxes this year despite Alachua County commissioners voting to decrease the millage rate.
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A 35-year-old man from Fort McCoy was arrested for child abuse on Monday.
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