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Tomorrow ( June 18th) The Alachua County Commission will conduct a special meeting to discuss the 2013 budget plans. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman spoke with Alachua County Commissioner Susan Baird about the goals for the upcoming meeting. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BairdQAJune182012BlakeAlderman.mp3]
Read More »Small town remembers its past
History buffs in Florida may want to come to Alachua County on Saturday. The Battle of Micanopy’s 176th Commemoration event in the historic town of Micanopy is taking place. This year’s event memorial will be unlike all the others. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/06/Battle-of-Micanopy-Wrap-Steph-Strasser.mp3|titles=Battle of Micanopy Wrap Steph Strasser]
Read More »Utilities stress preparation at official start of hurricane season
The hurricane season does not offically begin until tomorrow, June 1st. However there have been two storms named already in 2012. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman reports area utilities encourage the public to be prepared now. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPHurricanePrepBlakeAlderman.mp3] Alachua County received some heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Beryl but nothing more. Many …
Read More »Libraries offer creative summer activities for youth
Summer is almost upon us, which leaves parents searching for ways to keep their children active and entertained. The local public library system holds a number of activites, and today we’ll take a look at what Alachua County Public Libraries have in store with their summer reading programs and events. Earlier WUFT-FM’s Emily Burris spoke with …
Read More »Tropical Storm Beryl drenches Florida and Georgia
A curated glance at some of the images folks in Florida and the Southeast are posting to Twitter and social networks from Tropical Storm Beryl.
Read More »Health Department issues warning about algal bloom on Santa Fe River
The Alachua County Health Department is asking the public to watch out for an algal bloom that has been identified in the Santa Fe River near High Springs between the Highway 27 bridge and upstream of Poe Springs in Alachua County. The Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, Florida Department of Health …
Read More »More than half of Alachua County highschoolers outperform state peers on FCAT
The Florida Department of Education reported Alachua County high school students outperformed their peers statewide on the new FCAT biology and geometry tests. Alachua County School spokeswoman Jackie Johnson says that she is not surprised with the scores. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Johnson1FCATMay.mp3] Johnson also added with the new testing things are all new, but the …
Read More »Decision to remove transit tax from ballot gets mixed reactions
A transit sales tax will no longer be on the ballot for Alachua County voters this fall. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Robert Lopez reports on the Alachua County Commission’s decision and how Gainesville city commissioners are taking the news. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPCommissionerTaxFINAL.mp3]
Read More »Florida kicks off summer nutrition program
During the school year, more than 1.6 million Florida students depend on free or reduced price school meals. When school lets out for summer break, many of these students no longer have access to a nutritional meal. Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner kicked off the state’s summer nutrition program today. Summer BreakSpots offers meals …
Read More »FCAT scores affecting more than just students
In a reaction to dramatically lower-than-expected FCAT writing scores from fourth, eighth, and 10th grade students, the Florida Board of Education lowered the passing score. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Brittany Wienke reports that even though students in Alachua County did better than average based on the new standards, this might not …
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