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Alachua County commissioners approved an ordinance that will go into effect Oct. 22 in response to community concern.
Read More »Alachua County Vape Retailers Said County Ordinance Could Boost Black Market Sales And Vaping Illness
“I Want People To Know There’s A Solution”: A Fight To Provide Rural Dental Care
Across Florida, people struggle to find accessible dental care. Here's what Dr. Frank Catalanotto, the former dean of the UF College of Dentistry and a current professor, is doing to change that.
Read More »Alachua County School District Plans To Put Prairie View Back In Use During Construction On Other Schools
During a joint meeting Thursday between the Alachua County Commission and the School Board of Alachua County, the district announced its intention to again start using Prairie View Elementary.
Read More »Traveling Memorial Wall In Ocala Honors Those Lost On 9/11
Hundreds of people gathered at the park to honor those lost on 9/11.
Read More »Alachua County Commission To Decide How To Handle Lawsuit Over ADA Compliance
In his Alachua County lawsuit filed last month, Gil — who lives in South Florida — claims information on the county's website can't be read by his screen reader.
Read More »Neighboring Cities, Other Entities Weigh Partnering With Gainesville To Improve Internet
Gainesville’s bid to seek municipal partners for building a broadband network is getting mixed initial reviews.
Read More »Community Brainstorms Ideas to Help Prepare for Alachua County Fertilizer Ban
The Alachua County Commission adopted the ordinance amendments in April to help preserve county water sources like springs, lakes, creeks and the aquifer.
Read More »County Commission Agrees On Conservation Easement For Camp McConnell Property
The board of Alachua County Commissioners discussed putting a conservation easement on the county-owned Camp McConnell property at a county commission meeting Tuesday in lieu of a public hearing meeting to discuss sale to a South Florida group.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Want To Build A Linear Park Along U.S. 441 Through Paynes Prairie. They Need $3 Million To Make It Happen
The linear park would be a means of keeping pedestrians and anglers farther away from the busy highway.
Read More »Young Leaders for Wild Florida Fight Against Proposed Phosphate Mines
A group of young people spoke in front of the Alachua County Commission on Tuesday in order to fight in opposition to a proposed phosphate mine in southeastern Union County and in western Bradford County. HPS Enterprises is the company behind the HPS II phosphate mining project. It is made …
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