Tag Archives: Alachua County

Three Eastside High School students have earned spots at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The fair begins May 12 in Phoenix.

A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.

Florida Forest Services has been awarded more than $154,000 to reforest state forests.

Florida ranked No. 4 in the nation for the percentage of public high school graduates passing Advanced Placement exams. According to College Board’s 9th annual AP report, 27.3 percent of state graduates scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam.

Tuesday was deadline to register to vote for the March 19 election. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter speaks about the number of registered voters and what they can expect at the polls next month.

A video bringing together the top local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: ATM scam, baseball card theft, Burger King Twitter back to normal, washing machine rescue, Student Government elections.

Gainesville residents can return forms to the Supervisor of Elections Office before 5 p.m. or put them in the mail drop at the door by midnight. Forms returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Feb. 19 to be processed for the March 19 election.

Equal Access Clinic, a network of student-run free health care clinics started by the University of Florida's medical school, gives Gainesville residents who cannot afford health care access to free medical services at service locations around the city.

Strike Out Hunger Food Drive and Basket Giveaway didn't meet its 2012 goal of collecting 100,000 pounds of food but came close by collecting 78,000 pounds. The group's 2013 food drive will take place Nov. 1-8 at the Alachua County Fairgrounds.

Ineligible parents have been enrolling in Florida’s Early Learning Coalitions, according to the Auditor General’s report on Wednesday. The service is meant for working families only, but the report showed that thousands of people who access the programs also collect unemployment.