Despite the steady decrease in new COVID-19 infections, Paul Myers urged both vaccinated and un-vaccinated Alachua County residents to stay vigilant and follow safety guidelines.
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccinations To Start For Floridians 60 And Older
The change will take effect March 15 and was announced after more than 2.64 million people ages 65 and older have been vaccinated.
Read More »Florida Plant Nursery Businesses Grow During Stifling Pandemic
According to Riley Blitch, Garden Gate Nursery’s owner, revenue increased 28% since last year. He’s used that money to do things he said he wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
Read More »Community College Enrollment Plummeting, Impacting Gainesville Residents
Amid the pandemic, Santa Fe College has seen a decrease in enrollment of student in the fall and springs semesters.
Read More »Updates To PPP Loans Aim to Reach Businesses With 20 Employees Or Less
Alyssa Brown, vice president of public policy for the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce, said in the first rounds of PPP loans, 3,700 businesses in Alachua County received them, totaling about $267 million in funding and helping to save thousands of jobs.
Read More »Florida Officials Seek To Replace Jobless Benefits System
Florida officials are recommending that the state's antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review confirmed what had long been known: a broken system full of glitches that was incapable of handling the unprecedented deluge of jobless claims spawned by the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »Parents Can Still Enroll Their Children In Alachua County Head Start Program
Alachua County has enough funds through the federal Head Start program to provide early childhood education services for 561 children and families. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program is only at 58% capacity.
Read More »Florida Board Of Governors Plan For The Post-Pandemic World At State Universities
The next Florida Board of Governors Meeting will be held on March 23.
Read More »Florida To Start Vaccinating Older Teachers, Police Officers
Currently, Florida limits vaccines to residents 65 and older and frontline medical providers such as doctors and nurses.
Read More »Nearly Halfway Through Spring Semester, Some UF Faculty Remain Concerned With UF’s COVID-19 Testing Policy
The concern consists of questions like: Why are students cleared for campus before receiving their COVID-19 test results? Why are some students cleared for campus even after being exposed to someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19?
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