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Alachua County residents and other drivers throughout Florida are still struggling to find fuel for their cars as gas shortages continue.
Read More »Gas Shortages Continue In Alachua County After Irma
Alachua County Farmers, Homeless Preparing For Late-Season Freeze
Alachua County and other places across North Central Florida are making preparations for the rare March freeze expected for tonight. Check in to WUFT.org for live weather updates.
Read More »Meeting Set For Proposed $11M Hotel On Hwy. 441
The hotel will have four stories and 92 rooms.
Read More »Want To Use Your Own Solar Power In Alachua? The City Says Pay Up
The city will charge a $10 monthly fee to customers benefitting from a kilowatt increase.
Read More »The City of Alachua Tallies Up Election Votes
Alachua just tallied up the votes from its most recent election on Monday. Mayor Gib Coerper was reelected alongside city commissioner Robert Wilford.
Read More »Alachua Looks To Develop New Land, Upsetting Some Residents
Before any development can take place, Causseaux, Hewett, and Walpole Inc. will need to create a site plan and have it approved by the city commission.
Read More »Alachua Publix to Open Saturday, Provide 125 Jobs
Lydia Romig was one day too early. She went to the new Publix in Alachua on Friday during her lunch break, hoping to pick up her favorite sausage-and-kale soup. Romig is just one eager customer of many who is excited about the new store. After much anticipation, the Publix will …
Read More »Human Remains Believed To Be Missing Gainesville Mom
Investigators with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office believe they have recovered the remains of Keyanta Williams. Williams, a Gainesville mother of four, went missing in early February.
Read More »Alachua Residents Ready For New Grocery
Publix is moving to the small city of Alachua and will compete with the only other grocery store there called Hitchcock’s Markets. Residents are excited to see more diversity in their grocery shopping.
Read More »Government Aid Loophole Raises Questions About Efficiency
A loophole in Florida's Electronic Benefit Transfer card program allows eligible cardholders to buy restricted items through the cash-back option at many ATMs and stores.
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