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City commissioners Gail Johnson and Gigi Simmons had skeptical questions about the half-cent sales tax on Thursday.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioners Offer Tentative Support of Half-Cent Schools Tax Referendum
Voters To Decide On Tax Increase For Local School’s Benefit
Alachua County voters will decide in the November election whether to pay a higher sales tax to help local schools fund renovations, repairs and expansions.
Read More »Pulled Over In Florida? Don’t Expect The Same Traffic Stop Every Time
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office policy on non-felony traffic stops is an anomaly among most other law enforcement agencies in North Central Florida.
Read More »Anti-Confederate Protesters Disrupt Independence Day Celebration In St. Augustine
A group of protesters in St. Augustine marched for the removal of an obelisk honoring the Confederate cause.
Read More »Hawthorne Middle/High’s Fate Still Undecided With Initial Release Of 2018 School Accountability Report
Hawthorne was one of more than 80 schools across the state to receive an "I" for incomplete.
Read More »With City A Dozen Short Of Its Goal, Deadline Extended For Waldo Charter School Signups
Wednesday's deadline to sign up students for a possible charter school in Waldo is being extended at least a week.
Read More »With State-Mandated School Closure Threat Looming, Hawthorne Students Begin FSA Testing
The school is on the brink of closure, and the scores students receive on the FSA matter now more than ever.
Read More »Community Schools Offer Promising Solution In Alachua
“When you know there are kids out there who are living in a tent, you just can’t help but want to help them.”
Read More »North Central Florida Prepares As Matthew Strengthens
North Central Florida counties are taking measures to prepare for Hurricane Matthew as it heads toward the U.S. from the Caribbean.
Read More »Construction Brings Delays On NW 8th Ave. In Gainesville
Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville was fully closed for the fourth time in four months over the weekend as construction on the road moves forward. The city does have other partial road closures planned (listed below), including those that started on Monday of this week and will continue through Thursday. But …
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