Gainesville’s initiative, established in April 2019, brought in the federal government to create a partnership between local, state and federal law enforcement to reduce gun violence in the area.
Read More »Alachua County’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Turns Passion Into Public Service
E. Stanley Richardson will serve as Alachua County's first poet laureate, a position that has a two-year term.
Read More »Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For UF/IFAS Extension Building In Newberry
This new building, which will be located at 22712 W. Newberry Road, is scheduled to be finished by this time next year.
Read More »St. Augustine Artist’s Work Aims To Inspire Social Justice Conversation In Gainesville
Sylvi Herrick, a multifaceted artist based in St. Augustine, had a vision of how her work could be a medium for conversation and change
Read More »Alachua County Artists Plan To Engage The Community Through Arts Grants
Local artists who have been awarded grants explain what they are using their grants for, and how supporting local art is important.
Read More »Social-Justice-Themed Murals Will Arrive In Gainesville’s Parks And Public Spaces Before Thanksgiving Day
Social-justice-themed murals coming to Gainesville city parks as part of 352 Walls program.
Read More »One Mill Ballot Renewal Critical To Alachua County Public Schools’ Success, Superintendent Says
Because of COVID-19, Alachua County Public Schools may lose more than $16 million in funding this school year.
Read More »Gainesville Band Sister Hazel Wants To Hold A Drive-In Concert In Newberry
Newberry’s planning and zoning board will decide Wednesday whether to approve Sister Hazel’s bid for a drive-in concert on the site of an abandoned mine in the city on Oct. 23.
Read More »Familiar Faces Vie For Newly Open District 3 Alachua County Commission Seat
Without the ability to get out into the county and share their goals, the candidates must work to find new ways to show their visions for the future.
Read More »Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
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