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Candidates facing voters in less than a month discussed a variety of issues spanning from housing to healthcare on Sunday.
Read More »League of Women Voters and Bob Graham Center host candidate forum for 2022 General Election
Alachua County considers plan to partner with Newberry to establish new meat processing center
Alachua County is considering plans to partner with the City of Newberry to construct a new meat processing facility that will serve the entire county and potentially beyond. Alachua County officials want to reorganize the county's food supply lines to be more locally based and independent by constructing the meat processing center in Newberry. Plans for the new facility originate from concerns about the nationwide supply chain issues that have occurred since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 27, 2022: Florida Gulf Coast, inland areas brace for impending arrival of Hurricane Ian
The storm could bring devastation to areas from Tampa Bay to the Big Bend.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 26, 2022: Tropical Storm Ian becomes hurricane, with north central Florida in its possible path
The storm was upgraded to hurricane status early Monday.
Read More »West End residents rally for recreational land
The group submitted a zoning application to Alachua County in March and requested West End’s land use change from recreational to low-density residential, where about 70 homes would be built.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 20, 2022: Two Gainesville-area proposed developments, totaling 6,000 acres, are up for discussion this week
One is on Gainesville's northern boundary line, the other in southwest Alachua County.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 9, 2022: Gainesville police investigations find no policy violations in K9 use that took a man’s eye
Terrell Bradley lost his eye to a Gainesville police K9 after running from a traffic stop.
Read More »Marihelen Wheeler fends off primary challenge from Charlie Jackson for county commission seat
Incumbent County Commission Chair Marihelen Wheeler defeated fellow Democrat Charlie Jackson in Tuesday's primary to advance to the November election.
Read More »Alachua County School Board elections: Tina Certain works to fend off District 1 challenge from Daniel Fisher
Early voting began Saturday and runs through Aug. 20, with election day polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 23.
Read More »The Point, June 10, 2022: The tale of these two Florida cemeteries illustrates the problem of abandoned Black cemeteries
In Panama City, the histories of each are very different.
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