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From summer into fall, Alachua County schools provide children and teenagers a place for free lunches.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Expands Free Meal Program For 2018-19 School Year
The Number of Dog Bites Rose The Past Four Years In Alachua County. No One Quite Knows Why.
In 2014, the county had 646 reported animal bites, including 381 by dogs.
Read More »Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency To Pilot $400,000 In Midtown Security Positions
The CRA board approved a $400,000 initiative aimed at furthering its efforts to make Midtown and surrounding College Park neighborhood safer.
Read More »Man Arrested On Charges Of Aggravated Stalking Of Alachua County NAACP Leader
Ronald Wadford is in jail and being held on a $500,000 bond.
Read More »Alachua County Fire Rescue Seeks New Station In Hague
Alachua County Fire Rescue wants to build a station in Hague on Route 441 near Phoenix Commercial Park.
Read More »New Report Will Show Extent Of GRU’s Wastewater Spillage Incidents
EPAC last month requested a report on Gainesville Regional Utilities’ (GRU) rate of wastewater spillage, which is under review by the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department.
Read More »FDOT Received Public Feedback On Proposed West Newberry Road Bike Lane Project
FDOT set the estimated cost of the project at $375,000.
Read More »UF Campus To Lose 600 Parking Spaces As Construction Begins On New Parking Garage
Approximately 600 parking spaces will be demolished this fall on the northern section of the Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive, leaving an urgent need for temporary parking lots.
Read More »“Dangerous Building” Backlog Is Too Much For Gainesville’s Annual City Budget
The city of Gainesville has nearly 100 properties on it's Dangerous Building list, but only $27,000 a year to deal with the decrepit homes and buildings.
Read More »Protesters Rally For Fair Wages For UF’s OPS Workers
Protesters gathered Sunday at University of Florida's Levin College of Law, across the street from President Fuchs’ mansion, to demonstrate for better wages, benefits and tuition for UF's temporary employees.
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