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In the month prior to the 2018 statewide election in Florida, WUFT questioned candidates running for office at the federal, state and county levels.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Hear From Those On The Alachua County Ballot
What Led The Alachua County School District To Install Water Filters To Prevent Lead Contamination
Records show Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) began installing filters in August, having purchased 1,300 filters for its 36 public schools.
Read More »Alachua School Board Voted It Down, But In Clay County, Guardian Program Is Running Smoothly
It was a unanimous vote among the school board members to not put the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act into effect.
Read More »Waldo Community School Infused With New Businesses
Waldo Community School gets new life: A work space for local startups and businesses.
Read More »Hawthorne Middle/High To Remain Open, Passes State With C Grade
Hawthorne Middle/High School received a passing C letter grade on Thursday for the 2017 to 2018 school year from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE).
Read More »See Coverage Of Florida’s 2018 Primary Election Results
From gubernatorial party nominations all the way down to school board and mayor's races, we have you covered for Florida's primary.
Read More »Two ‘Gun Dogs’ Are Helping To Sniff Out Trouble on Alachua County’s School Buses This Year
Sheriff Sadie Darnell said during a July school board meeting that the sheriff’s office had agreed to set aside funding to provide for the training of two K-9 units, which would search buses for firearms and ammunition.
Read More »2018 Candidate Roundtable: Alachua County School Board District 5 Seat
Voters will decide who holds the seat during the Aug. 28 election. In advance, we sat down with Hyatt and Wolfe to ask them how they feel about a number of pressing issues within the district.
Read More »2018 Candidate Roundtable: Alachua County School Board District 3 Seat
Incumbent Gunnar Paulson is running for reelection while challengers Judy McNeil and April Tisher hope to persuade enough voters to give one of them a shot on the board for a four-year term.
Read More »2018 Candidate Roundtable: Alachua County School Board District 1 Seat
The election will be decided Aug. 28. In advance, we sat down with Certain and Griffin to ask them how they feel about a number of pressing issues within the district.
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