Tag Archives: Hawthorne

It seemingly meets all of the qualifications to be considered a food desert.

Angela Wright, who works as the computer lab proctor at Hawthorne Middle/High School, was named this week as a Florida School-Related Employee of the Year finalist.

Florida schools are suspending fewer students. According to Florida Department of Education data, Florida K-12 school suspensions are at a three-year low.  During the 2011-2012 school year, more than 425,600 students were suspended.  That dropped to fewer than 371,500 students in the 2013-2014 school year. If students are suspended, they’re …

Plum Creek notified JAW it was terminating the contract because a JAW employee had inaccurately reported his work hours, the lawsuit says.

With 200-plus citizens interested in speaking about Plum Creek’s Envision Alachua Sector Plan, the Alachua County Commission had to call another recess Thursday night. By 10:30 p.m., the list of those wishing to address commissioners reached 230. Public comment will resume Thursday at Eastside High School’s auditorium. “We owe it …

Gainesville resident Adrian Hayes-Santos, a candidate for the city's District 4 commission seat, looks to improve after-school programs for children and Internet costs and install five-tier system for utility rates.

Donald Shepherd is a Gainesville Mayoral Candidate.

For two years, Matthew Lussier has worked with local and state government agencies to help restore wetlands behind his dairy and property that he leases. Now, Alachua County is moving to close a portion of the road between the two properties. Lussier Dairy, located north of Hawthorne on U.S. 301, …