Helen Hester, 82, is an Alachua County crossing guard of nine years. She doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon. Hester, widowed and with grandchildren scattered across the country, has created a family out of her career. “I could be their grandma,” she says as she safely guides the children across …
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Farmers prepare for cold weather in potential loss of crops
Read More »City officials have discussed for the past few years the best way to solve gun violence in Gainesville. The question of whether legal or illegal gun ownership is to blame is the question now driving the city's solutions.
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Coastal hurricane evacuees who live north of Ian’s wrath are eager to get back to their unscathed homes, their jobs and the lives they left behind. But there’s a problem, the Peace River has crested making their journey home difficult.
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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 …
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