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Matt Surrency didn't always want to follow in his mother and grandmother's footsteps as a local politician. Now, he's celebrating his sixth term as mayor of Hawthorne.
Read More »Joining The Family Business: How The Mayor Of Hawthorne Came To Be
Most K-12 Schools Don’t Teach It, But These Gainesville Students Are Learning to Code
A group of Gainesville pupils ages 9 to 11 take on a coding assignment that uses Scratch, an introductory program created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Read More »Florida Department of Education Reviewing Alachua County’s Proposed Discrete Math Course
Alachua County students are one step away from being able to take a new math course.
Read More »Willie Mae Stokes Community Center Opens in Micanopy
The Willie Mae Stokes Community Center officially opened its doors Dec. 1, and founders of the center believe it will create a number of new opportunities and resources with it.
Read More »Small Town, Big Family: Crystal Smith’s America Is ‘Based On Everybody’
Crystal Monroe credits her big family for influencing her political decisions. She doesn't like to label herself as Republican or Democrat, but instead identifies as being “about prosperity and moving forward.”
Read More »‘More Difficult And More Dangerous’: Alachua County Seeks To Avoid Tragedy By Upgrading Emergency Radio System
A recent study concluded that the Alachua County public safety radio system needs to be upgraded or replaced.
Read More »Two ‘Gun Dogs’ Are Helping To Sniff Out Trouble on Alachua County’s School Buses This Year
Sheriff Sadie Darnell said during a July school board meeting that the sheriff’s office had agreed to set aside funding to provide for the training of two K-9 units, which would search buses for firearms and ammunition.
Read More »Parkland Students Lead Protests In Gainesville
Organized protests took place simultaneously outside of the offices of state Sen. Keith Perry, state Rep. Chuck Clemons and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho.
Read More »Waldo’s History Chronicled In New Book
A former University of Florida English professor will publish a 300-page book on the history of Waldo and its people this fall.
Read More »NRA Grants To JROTC At Alachua County High Schools Sparks Discussion
High schools in Alachua County with JROTC programs are receiving attention for accepting grants from the NRA.
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