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In November thus far, 103 new cases have been reported, according to figures from daily updates on the department's website. For October, it was 155, September 252, and August 310.
Read More »Fla. Sees Another Zika Case, But Overall Numbers Falling
Abby Dougherty Memorial: Family, Friends Remember UF Student Killed In Accident
More than 150 of Abby Dougherty's friends and family filled the Rion Ballroom Monday night to speak about the life she led.
Read More »Public School Buses To Start Serving Gainesville Charter School
RTS doesn't serve Alachua, Hawthorne and Newberry students going to the MYcroSchool in Gainesville. But now those students can take public school buses.
Read More »Florida Votes 2016: Bradford County Tax Collector
Bradford County tax collector incumbent, Teresa Phillips, faces former colleague Linda Lee for tax collector this season.
Read More »$1.3M Grant To Bring More Firefighters To Rural Alachua County
The increase from three firefighters a shift to four for the Alachua, Hawthorne and Waldo stations will them the minimum number of firefighters required by law to immediately go into a burning building when no one’s life is in danger.
Read More »ALDI Hiring For 3 New Stores In Gainesville, Ocala
ALDI grocers is holding a job fair today and another on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center on Southwest 34th Street.
Read More »These Are The Winners of County Primary Races From Hernando to Columbia Counties
Outside of Alachua and Marion counties' primary races, voters on Tuesday chose candidates for dozens of other county-level seats.
Read More »Construction Brings Delays On NW 8th Ave. In Gainesville
Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville was fully closed for the fourth time in four months over the weekend as construction on the road moves forward. The city does have other partial road closures planned (listed below), including those that started on Monday of this week and will continue through Thursday. But …
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