SB 86 is now placed on calendar for its third and final procedural reading, where the full state Senate will vote on the bill before it reaches the House. Dates for those final readings have yet to be announced.
Read More »Black Communities Concerned About Pending Alachua County Commission Decision On New Archer Solar Farm
Archer residents in historically Black farming communities are speaking out against the proposal to build a solar farm along Southwest County Road 346. The plan — from Gainesville Regional Utilities and Origis Energy — intends to bring Gainesville closer to its goal of moving toward 100% renewable energy by 2045.
Read More »Gravesites, Churches and Cantaloupe: Pinesville’s History Vital to Florida’s Fabric
It’s an unincorporated area comprised of about 230 homes near Archer Road and U.S. Route 41 and roughly between Archer and Jonesville in western Alachua County.
Read More »Gainesville Community Calls For “Not One More” With Programs To Address Spike In Pedestrian Safety Issues
Gainesville residents are once again concerned about pedestrian safety, after three separate traffic incidents took the lives of three University of Florida students within one year.
Read More »Gainesville Law Enforcement Cracks Down On Bad Drivers Amid Pedestrian Deaths
Local law enforcement gathered near West University Avenue Friday to demonstrate increased pedestrian safety efforts.
Read More »GPD, City Officials Respond to Recent Traffic Tragedies Near UF Campus
The Gainesville Police Department has announced a traffic safety crackdown in the wake of multiple recent deaths of University of Florida students on streets near the campus.
Read More »Gainesville Police Initiate Program To Address Traffic Safety
The Gainesville Police Department plans to start an enhanced traffic enforcement program.
Read More »Gainesville’s Chinese Schools Aim To Preserve Cultural Instruction Virtually
Gainesville is home to two of Florida's 11 Chinese heritage schools, according to the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools.
Read More »UF Health Officials Encourage Students To Get Flu Shot
UF Health officials are urging everyone to get a flu shot this year to limit the spread of the flu with the added threat of the ongoing pandemic.
Read More »Gainesville Will Build A New Road Paralleling I-75 In The Coming Years, But First It Needs The Land
A new road that will extend Southwest 62nd Boulevard to Clark Butler Boulevard is currently scheduled to begin in the winter of 2021 and be completed in early 2023.
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