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The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank in Gainesville is seeking assistance from the city of Gainesville and Alachua County to purchase new vehicles for its food distribution fleet.
Read More »Food Bank Seeks Help With Purchasing New Delivery Vehicles
Gators Capture First College World Series Title In School History
The University of Florida baseball team clinched their first College World Series win in school history last night in a two-game sweep against LSU at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The Gators beat the Tigers 6-1.
Read More »Live Stream: Public Forum On GRU’s Purchase Of GREC
Watch the live stream of a public forum hosted by WUFT and the Gainesville Sun to discuss the ongoing negotiations between GRU and GREC.
Read More »What Does the UAA’s Record $128 Million Budget Entail?
The University of Florida Athletic Association has approved their budget for the 2017-2018 at $218 million on Monday—up $6 million from last financial year.
Read More »One Year Later, Central Florida Remembers Pulse Nightclub Tragedy
Central Florida remembers the 49 victims and commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Monday, designating the day "Orlando United Day."
Read More »School Board Explores Options For Empty Waldo School Building
Residents and town officials presented possible uses for the empty Waldo Community School building, which closed after the 2014-2015 school year, to the Alachua County School Board Tuesday evening.
Read More »Cedar Key Still Waiting For FEMA Funds As Hurricane Season Arrives
Ten months after Hurricane Hermine made landfall, the city of Cedar Key is still waiting on hundreds of thousands of dollars from FEMA as the 2017 hurricane season begins.
Read More »County Commission Votes To Move Confederate Statue “Old Joe”
The Alachua County Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to donate the controversial Confederate statue in downtown Gainesville to the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Read More »Proposed Senate Bill Could Punish Memorial Vandals
An Alachua County memorial that commemorates those who lost their lives in 9/11 was vandalized last year. A new senate bill hopes vandals will think twice about defacing war and police memorials in fear of harsher punishment.
Read More »City, Ultimate Towing Discuss Towing Ordinances
The owner of Ultimate Towing, sat in on a meeting Tuesday between Mayor Lauren Poe and City Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos as they discussed the issues surrounding Gainesville's towing policies.
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