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Not one Newberry city employee has been laid off because of COVID-19. Some departments have taken on new roles during this crisis.
Read More »Newberry Retains All City Employees As It Adapts Services To Pandemic
Gainesville Keeps Some Nature Parks Open, Citing Mental Health Reasons
In contrast to the closure of all state parks, and despite a steady rise in Alachua County's number of COVID-19 cases, Sweetwater and a number of other city-owned parks have remained open so far.
Read More »At Gainesville’s Airport, Flights Continue Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
Delta and American Airlines are still flying in and out of Gainesville Regional Airport in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Gainesville Conservancy Defends Bats Against Coronavirus Fears
Research has found that bats were not the cause of the recent outbreak, a Lubee Bat Conservancy employee said.
Read More »Narcotics Dogs Stay on the Beat in Gainesville Despite Changed Laws
Despite recent changes in marijuana laws nationwide, the Gainesville Police Department’s drug-sniffing K-9s aren’t going anywhere.
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