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WUFT's election guide to the Alachua County Commission's District 1 seat.
Read More »Meet The Candidates In Alachua County Commission’s District 1 Race
Smaller Cities Spar With Alachua County Over Proposed County Growth Management Area Amendment
Multiple cities have formed resolutions against the amendment, and some have filed suit.
Read More »Marion County School Administrator Caught In Dispute Between Federal And State Marijuana Policy
Board members will determine in their Thursday hearing whether to take the judge’s recommendation to terminate Hickman.
Read More »Democrats Ask Full Court To Hear Fight Over How Florida Orders Candidates On Ballots
Democratic Party organizations want a full federal appeals court to take up a challenge to a Florida law that determines how candidates are listed on election ballots.
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 »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 »Alachua County School Board Postpones Reopening To Aug. 31
The first week of school, Aug.24-Aug.28, will now be used as teacher planning days.
Read More »‘I Began To Call And Demand Answers’: A Jail Inmate’s Mother Searches For Justice In Two Cases
Jennifer Mccray Littles spends the days awaiting progress in the criminal trial against former detention officer Jerome Ulrich for charges of battery and tampering with a victim — her son, Joseph Combs.
Read More »Five Voting Precincts In Alachua County Have New Polling Places For The 2020 Election
As a result of COVID-19 closures and other changes, several Gainesville-area polling places are different in next month's primary election.
Read More »Today Is The Last Day To Register To Vote In The 2020 Florida Primary
You can do so by visiting this website or by contacting your local Supervisor of Elections or Tax Collector's office.
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