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Long-time favorites in the Gainesville community, The Duppies and Hedges make their first appearance at WUFT's annual Fanfares & Fireworks.
Read More »WUFT’s Fanfares and Fireworks Welcomes The Duppies and Hedges to 2017 Line-up
Alachua County Schools And GRU Still Developing Water Testing Protocol For Lead Contamination
Alachua County Public Schools and GRU are still working on a comprehensive plan to test water for lead contamination throughout the county's 29 schools. A trial run of the test has been completed at Meadowbrook Elementary, but the results were inconclusive.
Read More »$750M Biomass Purchase A ‘Win-Win,’ GRU Manager Tells County
Gainesville Regional Utilities General Manager Ed Bielarski made his case to the Alachua County commission Tuesday night for GRU's $750 million purchase of the biomass plant in the city, saying that the purchase will result in utility-rate reductions of 8 to 10 percent for GRU customers.
Read More »Meet The 2017 Gainesville City Commission District 2 Candidates
Three candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 2.
Read More »City Commissioners Make Unanimous Decision For Electrical System Upgrade
Gainesville City Commissioners made a unanimous decision to upgrade the Murphree Water Treatment Plant, which will cost the city $11 million.
Read More »Floridians Will Vote On Solar Panel Amendment
Florida's proposed Amendment 1 on the ballot this November may cause Floridians using solar panels to see higher utility charges.
Read More »Gainesville Woman May Have To Move After GRU Billing Increase
After not being charged for wastewater services for a year, she received a bill for $700.
Read More »Judge Hears Closing Arguments In Biomass Civil Trial; $17 Million At Stake
Attorneys for Gainesville Renewable Energy Center and Wood Resource Recovery presented their closing arguments in their eight-day civil trial at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center. At stake is 17 million dollars.
Read More »GREC Executive Testifies About Chlorine Worries And Contracts
A potential alteration of GREC's contract with its supplier is key to the case.
Read More »Three Candidates Talk Qualifications in Gainesville Mayoral Candidate Forum
Incumbent Mayor Ed Braddy and candidates Lauren Poe and Donald Shepherd, touched on income distribution, integrity and energy among other topics before a crowd of about 100 people at the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center on Wednesday night.
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