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Each scholarship costs $4,000, which is then matched by the state.
Read More »Take Stock In Children Scholarship Program Accepts A Record Amount Of Students
Main Street Alachua To Be Rebranded As Community Hub
Rebranding and beautification projects are in the works for Main Street Alachua.
Read More »Gainesville Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved an ordinance Thursday to ban conversion therapy for minors within the city.
Read More »SanctuaryAlachua Opens As Place of Empowerment for Women, Children
A new Krishna house opened in Alachua offering a safe haven for women and children in the community. The nonprofit interfaith community services center, SanctuaryAlachua, is located at 13700 NW U.S. 441 in Alachua.
Read More »Ocala Police Department Launches Amnesty Program To Combat Opioid Abuse
The Ocala Police Department announced an amnesty program for people addicted to opioids in an effort to limit drug overdoses and drug-related deaths in Ocala. The Heroin/Opioid Amnesty program, announced Tuesday, was created under the Heroin/Opioid Task Force established by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn last May in response to 70 deaths linked …
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