The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alachua County remained at 37, with only eight counties across the state having more, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Read More »From the Front Lines: Hearing From a Child Care Worker
We talked to Sami Dees, an assistant teacher at Kiddie Academy in Gainesville who cares for 2-year-olds.
Read More »Jobless Claims Skyrocket In Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday daily claims to the state’s reemployment assistance system have jumped from what could be 250, 500 or 1,000 a day to between 18,000 and 21,000 a day.
Read More »Forced To Close Because Of COVID-19, Gyms Work Out Ways To Keep Workouts Going
As of Tuesday, March 24, Alachua Country has 37 cases of COVID-19, and Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered gyms to close statewide to help slow the virus's spread. Some local gyms are attempting to use apps and websites to reach their members in order to keep themselves afloat.
Read More »‘This Is A Disaster’: How Coronavirus Is Affecting Gainesville-Area Salons And Barbershops
“Realistically, if they shut us down for three weeks, I could be bankrupt,” said Sueanne Kelsey, 51, a tattoo artist and nail technician who runs The Rare Bird Nail & Ink Studio in Hawthorne.
Read More »Gainesville Businesses Help Schools Feed Students During Spring Break
Under federal law, schools are not permitted to fund meals for students during times when they normally would have been off from school.
Read More »Alachua County Aiming For UF Students To Say They Live In Gainesville For 2020 Census
Alachua County lost hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding because too few UF students stated during the 2010 census counting that they lived in Gainesville, officials said.
Read More »From the Front Lines: Alachua County Issues Stay-at-Home Order
Alachua County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson in a meeting with Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe issued an emergency stay-at-home order.
Read More »UF To Launch Coronavirus Testing, Research
While the UF testing will be located at The Villages, it’s open to people who book appointments online at the website, https://ufhealthcovid.com.
Read More »Florida Shuts Down Visits To Prisons Until At Least April 5 Over Pandemic
As Florida's confirmed cases of the coronavirus pandemic rise, the risk of the disease spreading within state prisons and jails is causing officials to rethink how Florida keeps its criminals behind bars.
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