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Water, clothing, hygiene products and 2,000 pounds of chicken among other supplies have all been on board his and other volunteers’ planes this week.
Read More »Operation Airdrop Brings Food, Supplies To Hurricane Michael Victims
Public Wi-Fi ‘Canopy’ To Connect Campus, Downtown Through UF-City Partnership
Gainesville could have an expanded public Wi-Fi access throughout the corridor of town stretching from the east edge of the University of Florida campus all the way to downtown as early as this fall.
Read More »Medical Ambulances In The Sky, Saving Lives One Flight At A Time
While Gainesville locals lie asleep, aircraft from University Air Center may be flying in the night sky over their house on the way to save a life. Timing is crucial whenever a human organ becomes available following a recent death. And regardless of the hour, flights transport medical teams affiliated with University …
Read More »A ‘Historic Thrill’: Vintage Aircraft Fly To Promote Armed Services, Aviation
Expect unfamiliar sounds to drum from the skies high above Gainesville this weekend as the tinny hum of vintage aircraft pierce through the clouds. The 1920s will be roaring again, in the form of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane and other classic aircraft. Erin Porter, manager of public relations for the …
Read More »Former Airport Employee Charged In Case Involving Missing Parking Money
Authorities on Friday morning arrested the former Gainesville Regional Airport facilities manager and charged him with three felony counts. The charges stem from nearly $49,000 in missing cash from the airport parking lot’s payment boxes.
Read More »Gainesville Regional Airport Expansion Construction Set To Begin In 2018
Bob Page, chairman of the GNV airport board, said the main purpose of the expansion is to create more space to accommodate passenger experience.
Read More »Gainesville Police Recommend Charges Against Former Airport Employee In Missing Money Case
Gainesville police are recommending two felony charges against a former Gainesville Regional Airport employee in a case of more than $48,000 in missing funds.
Read More »Lamplighter Mobile Home Park Residents Turn To FEMA For Storm Repairs
Lamplighter Mobile Home Park residents are now eligible to re-apply for individual assistance from FEMA after Alachua County was added to the major disaster declaration list.
Read More »Gainesville’s Airport Board Discusses Missing $49K of Parking Lot Revenue
Gainesville police detectives are investigating the missing $49,090 in cash from the Gainesville Regional Airport self-pay parking system, but they have not made an arrest.
Read More »$49K Is Missing From the Gainesville Regional Airport Parking Lot
About $49,000 in cash is missing from the Gainesville Regional Airport parking lot payment system, airport employees have discovered. What airport management does not know is where the money went. Airport chief executive Allan Penksa said the airport’s accountant in late February noticed a discrepancy in the cash that should have …
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