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Many questions about the proposed county, including its viability, remain unanswered.
Read More »Officials And Supporters Discuss Vision For Springs County’s Future
You Can’t Recycle That: What Actually Should Go In Gainesville’s Blue And Orange Bins
Items that can be recycled are cans, cartons, plastic bottles and tubs, but all must have their lids removed and thrown away.
Read More »Neighbors Work To Keep Shuttered West End Golf Course A Green Space
A development application for the property is still in deferral status.
Read More »A New Bill Could Change The Way Florida Handles Children’s Mental Health
If passed, the proposed bill would require the parents or legal guardians of students institutionalized under the Baker Act to be notified prior to the student’s transportation to a receiving facility. If the student’s parent or guardian is unable to be reached, law enforcement agents are advised to proceed as usual.
Read More »UF Researchers Launch Plans To Improve Vanilla Through Plant Breeding
Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have partnered with Elo Life Systems to find a new way to grow vanilla more sustainably without compromising taste.
Read More »Salary Raises Coming For Alachua County Educators
Every March, salary and contract negotiations for the upcoming school year begin in Alachua County. Demands are made, salaries are deliberated upon and exact language is ironed out. This year’s changes have now been finalized, and they’ll see newer teachers making an unprecedented jump in salary. Ratified Feb. 24 after …
Read More »Gainesville, Iraqi City Of Duhok Re-Up Sister City Agreement
Some six thousand miles separate the cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq, but the two are ready to reignite a long-distance friendship.
Read More »‘Grandparent Tuition Waiver’ Gets Florida House Go-Ahead
Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, is sponsoring a Senate version of the measure (SB 1728).
Read More »Children’s Trust Of Alachua County Finalizes Summer Plans To Help Families
The initial visibility of its most prominent efforts so far will appear in the coming months, when it helps to add more summer programming in the county at a cost of $500,000.
Read More »Community College Enrollment Plummeting, Impacting Gainesville Residents
Amid the pandemic, Santa Fe College has seen a decrease in enrollment of student in the fall and springs semesters.
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