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See Who Won The 2020 North Central Florida County-Level Elections
All results are unofficial until county-level canvassing boards certify votes later this month.
Read More »Florida Government Officials Are Resuming In-Person Meetings
Gainesville City Commissioner Reina Saco said the forced return of local government officials and employees is wrong.
Read More »Alachua County’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Turns Passion Into Public Service
E. Stanley Richardson will serve as Alachua County's first poet laureate, a position that has a two-year term.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Approved A Salary Increase For County Manager And County Attorney
The Alachua County Commission held a virtual meeting Tuesday approving an increase in salary for both the county manager and county attorney.
Read More »GRACE Marketplace’s Request For One-Time Additional Funding Approved By County Commission
The money is for case management work needed to wrap up the closure of Dignity Village.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Discusses COVID-19 Emergency Orders
The Alachua County Commission discussed on Tuesday updates on COVID-19 and on the county Emergency Order.
Read More »Meet The Candidates In Alachua County Commission’s District 1 Race
WUFT's election guide to the Alachua County Commission's District 1 seat.
Read More »UF Researchers Turn To Sewage To Monitor COVID-19 On Campus
University of Florida researchers are testing wastewater samples for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19, called SARS-CoV-2, potentially helping to identify hotspots of the virus on campus — even among asymptomatic people.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Votes To Dim Solar Plant Proposal
The denial, however, is not set in stone.
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