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Read More »Today Is The Last Day To Register To Vote In The 2020 Florida Primary
Florida Votes 2020: What To Expect In The Gilchrist County Primary Election
Custom guide for voters in the 2020 Gilchrist County Primary Election, Aug. 18.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
Read More »Newberry Opts Out Of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
The county ordinance will go into effect throughout the rest of Alachua County on Oct. 22.
Read More »Former Cop Opens Hemp Shop In Chiefland
For many deputies, it may take a lot more work to determine what’s legal and what’s not, given that many hemp products look and smell like marijuana, said Scott Tummond, the public information officer for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
Read More »Florida Appeals Court Upholds ‘Red Flag’ Law In Gilchrist County Case
The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a case in which the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office believed that one of its deputies, Jefferson Eugene Davis, posed a threat after he suspected infidelity by his longtime girlfriend.
Read More »Duke Solar Projects Get Go-Ahead
State regulators have approved a plan by Duke Energy Florida to build three solar-power projects in Gilchrist, Highlands and Volusia counties.
Read More »Homelessness Numbers Up Throughout North Central Florida
While homelessness may be up overall in North Central Florida, Alachua County reported a decrease in its homeless population thanks to shelters like GRACE Marketplace.
Read More »High Springs’ Golden Peanut Co. Closes
The Golden Peanut Co. branch in High Springs, Florida, locked its doors on Friday after 84 years of buying, drying and shipping peanuts across the southeastern United States.
Read More »Proposed Buoy, Limits On Cave Diving Accessibility At Rock Bluff Spring Make For Contentious Meeting
Rock Bluff Spring, accessible only by boat and notable for its narrow alleys for cave diving, is now in the possession of the Alachua Conservation Trust.
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