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Several tomatoes, a selection of onions, add some green peppers, plus $950 and a van — that is the recipe Jack Maas and Dean Wiesjahn used to start their dream of a micro-local produce company, Rainbow Produce. Now, after 30 years of growth, their business supports a cycle of other …

The long awaited potholes and cracks on Tower Road are to be filled and resurfaced this spring now that county commissioners agreed on a reduced scope of work to renovate the heavily trafficked road. 

Robbinswood residents in Gainesville question whether they should sell their property for what the developers are offering — even if it is not the price they are hoping for.

The latest updates regarding security measures, closures, expectations, parking changes, bus routes, and other information connected to the event this Thursday.

A dual firefighter and emergency medical technician working at the High Springs Fire Department earns an average of $29,704 annually. The same position at Alachua County Fire Rescue equates to $33,357 per year. The salary for the same position at a South Florida town of Boca Raton is $47, 448 per year. “The turnover rate is high for us, compared to what we’ve been at in previous years,” said Harold Pheus, deputy chief of Alachua County Fire Rescue. “That’s one thing that has made us concerned about our wages.”

For the city of Archer, a plan to build a wastewater treatment plant has been clogged by years of debate, inability to find adequate land and, recently, a battle between the city and one local couple.

The University of Florida administration created an emergency relief fund to aid students, staff and faculty following the tremendous impact of Hurricane Irma.