Updates to Alachua County’s landscape irrigation code take effect June 12th. One of the biggest changes is irrigation systems in new residential and commercial developments can only water up to half of a property’s total permeable area. “If you subtract the size of the house and the driveway, what you have …
Read More »The Point, May 25, 2023: DeSantis launches presidential campaign
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Duke Energy Florida reaches milestone; One gigawatt of energy thanks to High Springs solar facility. “To put that into perspective, that amount can power around 350,000 households according to Duke …
Read More »County commissioners approve list of roads for construction
Construction may be coming to a road near you. The Alachua County Commission approved the list of roads and sites throughout the county that are part of the Transportation Capital Improvement Program at a meeting on Tuesday. This program was first introduced to the county commission in 2021 and has …
Read More »The Point, May 19, 2023: Disney opts against $1B investment in Florida campus
The corporation made the decision as a yearlong feud evolves into a legal battle.
Read More »UF group holds memorial service for one of campus’ oldest residents, the Bicentennial Tree
WUFT · Bicentennial Tree service Twenty years ago, Jack Davis started teaching environmental history at the University of Florida. On most work days outside his classroom, he would greet one of the university’s oldest residents: the tall, longleaf pine tree nicknamed the Bicentennial Tree. Davis became aware of the tree’s …
Read More »The Point, May 18, 2023: DeSantis signs anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law
The legislation targeted drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns.
Read More »The Point, May 4, 2023: Alachua County’s $38M events center is opening later this month
The facility in Celebration Pointe will open May 27.
Read More »Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Celebration Pointe set to open May 27
The Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Celebration Pointe will host the Jumaine Jones Spring Invitational, a basketball tournament, on May 27. The event will include a street party with a DJ, a shooting competition and food trucks.
Read More »Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.” The suit, filed in Tallahassee, was filed minutes …
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools seeks to build better future for Westwood Middle
Community leaders, parents and teachers gathered at Westwood Middle School on Monday morning to celebrate the school’s “Raising the Wall” ceremony. Beginning with speeches from school district administrators and the developers behind the renovations, the ceremony reached its end once the first of many two-story concrete walls was lifted into …
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