A 261-page Florida Department of Environmental Protection dam safety report released in March has given the decades-long battle a renewed sense of urgency. What was once a low-hazard structure with no potential for death or flooding has changed as it’s aged.
Read More »Congress passes legislation to address toxic algal blooms in South Florida, bill to target manatee restoration
As the bill waits for the president’s signature, local officials feel that this legislation is bringing together federal, state and local efforts in a cohesive attempt to restore the seagrass and manatee population.
Read More »A onetime family farmhouse in Gainesville will soon open as an educational nature center
The new nature center at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park opens to the public Friday.
Read More »Volunteers help release near Paynes Prairie two bald eagles who fell and were then rehabilitated
Two bald eagles were released into the wild on Thursday in the vicinity of Paynes Prairie in Micanopy.
Read More »Alachua County’s EMPOWER program to receive federal technical assistance in transitioning to clean energy
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 22 communities to be a part of its Communities Local Energy Action Program, and the Alachua County EMPOWER program was one of those selected. The pilot program, known as LEAP, was put in place “to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits.” It …
Read More »Newberry residents respond to a collection center coming to the city
The county has five rural collection centers: Alachua/High Springs Collection Center on Northwest U.S. Highway 441, Archer Collection Center on Southwest Archer Road, Fairbanks Collection Center on Northeast Waldo Road, North Central Collection Center on Northeast State Road 121 and Phifer Collection Center on Southeast Hawthorne Road.
Read More »Residents prepare for what’s to come after Alachua County $10 million land purchase
It was the program’s largest single land purchase ever, according to a news release.
Read More »Gainesville residents are feeling the impact of high gas prices
The U.S Department of Labor released data that shows how the gasoline index rose sharply in February, increasing 6.6 % after falling 0.8 % in January.
Read More »Dixie County is still recovering from flood damage with hurricane season around the corner
With hurricane season on the horizon, rainfall already rolling in and relief efforts up in the air, Dixie County residents are bracing for this summer to be as wet as the last.
Read More »Kirkpatrick Dam deemed high hazard by new report
The Kirkpatrick Dam, located in Putnam County, has recently had its status changed from low hazard to high hazard.
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