After nearly six months of renovations, the branch added 3,200 square feet to their 5,000 square-foot location, doubled the amount of parking spots and created a larger meeting room and two more study rooms. Renovations for the Tower Road location are expected to start in January.
Read More »Solar Project Stays Unresolved
The 684-acre solar array was presented at the Alachua County Planning commission Wednesday in front of FPL employees, the board and the public.
Read More »$1.3M Grant To Bring More Firefighters To Rural Alachua County
The increase from three firefighters a shift to four for the Alachua, Hawthorne and Waldo stations will them the minimum number of firefighters required by law to immediately go into a burning building when no one’s life is in danger.
Read More »Storm Update: List of Closures As Hurricane Hermine Makes Landfall
Thousands without power across the state as Floridians begin to clean up after Hurricane Hermine.
Read More »A Light For Love? Why Some In Hawthorne Want To Better Control Traffic
People in Hawthorne are concerned that when Love's Truck Stop is finished, accidents might increase.
Read More »SpaceX Launches Space Station Docking Port For NASA
The company also brought its leftover first-stage booster back to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a vertical touchdown.
Read More »Waste Free July Promotes Less Plastic Use
For the month of July, the Alachua County Office of Waste Alternatives is asking residents to consider giving up disposable plastic so they think about everyday waste.
Read More »Florida Power and Light Purchased 1,300 Acres In Alachua County For Solar Farm
Florida Power and Light has purchased 1,300 acres of land to build a solar farm near of Hawthorne, Fla.
Read More »Hawthorne Residents Push for More Money to Fix Run-down Road
Residents say the road, the only direct way from Melrose to Hawthorne, has been in disrepair for years.
Read More »Celebrate Earth Day In And Around Gainesville
If you're heading out for Earth Day festivities this weekend, WUFT has list of activities throughout the region to celebrate mother Earth.
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