The board will vote on June 21, and a first reading of the changes is scheduled for Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
Read More »Hawthorne Construction Company Alleges Breach of Contract in Lawsuit Against Plum Creek
Plum Creek notified JAW it was terminating the contract because a JAW employee had inaccurately reported his work hours, the lawsuit says.
Read More »University of Florida ROTC Student Dies During Training Exercise
Landon Howard Rogers, a freshman exploratory major, died Thursday morning at Percy Beard Track.
Read More »Alachua County School Board Passes Rezoning Plan That Will Dissolve Waldo Community School
The Alachua County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to consolidate Waldo Community School with Shell Elementary School. The decision marks the end of a hard fought battle for Waldo to keep its school.
Read More »National School Lunch Week celebrated in Alachua County
Eggplant is the star of school lunches throughout Florida this week. As part of National School Lunch Week, which kicked off across the nation on Monday, Alachua County is hosting events throughout the week.
Read More »Reinforcing the “no tobacco” message at UF
The University of Florida became a tobacco free campus on July 1, 2010. Tobacco use is be prohibited on all university-owned properties, including the main campus, Eastside Campus on Waldo Road, P.-K. Yonge Developmental Research School and Shands Healthcare facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville. Parking lots and vehicles located on …
Read More »Alachua county high schools make the grade
School grades released by the state show Alachua County High Schools performing very well. Alachua County Public Schools Spokeswoman Jackie Johnson says the school district is happy with the across-the-board improvement. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/01/Johnson1grade.mp3] She says the scores go beyond just FCAT performance. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/01/Johnson2grade.mp3] Among the 6 high-performing schools, Buchholz, Newberry and …
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