The Alachua County African and African American Historical Society on Thursday held a tribute to Cornelius Norton at Norton Elementary School.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville approve funding for East Side Urgent Care facility
Alachua County and City of Gainesville commissioners met at a joint meeting to approve funding for an urgent care center extension to UF Shands. The agreement was unanimous, but the decision did not come without its fair share of questions.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools reaches agreement on largest salary package in district’s history
If approved, the district plans to pay the added bonuses to the employees' March 15 paycheck.
Read More »Volunteers raked leaves to help people living in an adult group home
Raking leaves became a love language on Friday for over a dozen volunteers from the University of Florida chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association.
Read More »Waldo is looking for sewer and water system solutions after a second grant denial
In September of last year, the city of Waldo applied for the second round of grant funding from the Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The grant monies, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, support long-term mitigation efforts. But, Waldo failed to receive funding. The grant …
Read More »Two train lines, one museum: Micanopy Historical Museum is on the right tracks
Since 1983, the town of Micanopy has preserved much of its history in its historical museum. With limited space, the museum’s volunteers are hoping to reach out to more people about the rich cultural impact that Micanopy had on Alachua County. Local museums in north central Florida have been struggling …
Read More »Union County sees graduation rate above 90%
Rural Union County's high school graduation rate improved to 93% last year, an increase that Superintendent Mike Ripplinger attributes to faculty and staff efforts and for a program tracking graduation plans.
Read More »Here’s what physicians have learned about long-term COVID-19 conditions
UF's Center for Smell and Taste has been investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19 and how chronic symptoms can be treated.
Read More »Marion County Schools holds second event looking for bus drivers
Marion County Public Schools is facing a bus driver shortage. The district held its second “Bus Blitz” event Tuesday to encourage applicants for the available bus driver positions. The shortage comes from retiring drivers and a lack of personnel to cover drivers who get sick. The pandemic has worsened the …
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools ended its mask mandate fight with the state and received back $194,720
The Florida Department of Education is returning $194,720 to the county. The repayment comes after the department docked the district in September for defying a state ban on classroom mask mandates.
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