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The city of Newberry held a public hearing postponing the application of a Sister Hazel drive-in concert.
Read More »Arrival Of Solar Power To Newberry Expected In 2023
Solar power sites that would supply Newberry with renewable energy are set for construction in 2023. In Dec. 2019, the Newberry City Commission explored solar energy ideas. A partnership between Newberry, the Florida Municipal Solar Project and 15 other Florida cities soon followed. The FMPA’s solar plan is split into …
Read More »Gainesville Activists Want Shift In City Budget Priorities, But Will Likely Have To Wait A Year
Activists have spent the past three weeks trying to urgently sway Gainesville city budget decisions.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Finalizes Plans To Allow Open Containers On City Property
Starting on Saturday, people in Gainesville can legally imbibe on city property.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Pushes Forward In Allowing Open Containers On City Property
The Gainesville City Commission took the first step in suspending the enforcement of open containers of alcohol on city property in a meeting on Thursday.
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 »COVID-19, Legal Constraints Shape City Commission’s Ongoing Discussions On Municipal Broadband
The Gainesville City Commission is inching closer to providing high-speed, low-cost internet access for local businesses and residents amid unexpected changes caused by COVID-19 and legal qualms.
Read More »Efforts Underway To Address Gainesville Racial Inequity Through Heirs’ Property Oversight
The subcommittee tentatively agreed to meet again in September, with this idea likely coming up for discussion soon at a full City Commission meeting.
Read More »GRU Says No Electric Rate Increase Needed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
From projections of a 6% increase to holding the status quo: Gainesville Regional Utilities management now says it doesn’t need a rate increase for the next fiscal year.
Read More »Pandemic’s Bicycle Boom Leaves Gainesville’s Bike Shops Reeling
With gyms closed and stay-at-home orders in place, many people were desperate for any excuse to get outside, which made independent forms of exercise and outdoor recreation all the more desirable, leading to a boom in bicycle sales.
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