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A meeting this week in the Duval area addressed action that police and city government officials are planning in the wake of a shooting there early this month.
Read More »What Gainesville Leaders Plan To Do Following East Side Homicide
‘This Is My Drug… It’s Addicting’: Racers Take To New Track At 50th Annual Gatornationals
Gatornationals is back at Gainesville Raceway, with a golden anniversary to celebrate.
Read More »Alachua County Approves 35 Additional Feet For Florence Landfill
Alachua County recently approved to let a landfill in southeast Gainesville to grow as high as 195 feet.
Read More »I-75 In Alachua County Is Headed Toward ‘F’ Status By 2030. What Are The Solutions To Fix It?
More traffic patrols. Automated speed enforcement. Railroad investment.
Read More »Pentecostals of Gainesville Hold Vigil In Honor Of Five Killed In I-75 Crash
They said this is likely the deadliest accident in the county since 2012, when 10 people were killed on I-75 near Paynes Prairie.
Read More »More Alachua County Students Vaccinated Against Flu With The Return of Flu Mist
To keep more children out of hospitals and protect the community from preventable disease, county health officials are targeting high-risk populations and hot spots where the flu is most contagious.
Read More »Republican Ashley Moody Elected Florida’s Attorney General
Ashey Moody cruised to victory Tuesday night as Florida’s Attorney General-elect.
Read More »The Clam Farmer: Concern Over Water Quality Key for Mike Hodges
Cedar Key clam farmer Mike Hodges makes his living on the water and worries about water quality and the environment, but he is also a proponent of smaller government and deregulation. He grew up a Democrat, but trusts the Republicans to make better decisions about viable solutions.
Read More »Medical Cannabis Investors Hopeful In Their Alachua County Venture
Chestnut Hill Tree Farm LLC. sold its license to Liberty, making LHS an officially licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (“MMTC”), with authorization to cultivate, process, and dispense medical marijuana in the state.
Read More »Hurricane Michael Hits Cedar Key With Less Force Than Hermine
While Levy County government offices return to normal operations on Thursday, schools will be back in session on Friday.
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