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Some six thousand miles separate the cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq, but the two are ready to reignite a long-distance friendship.
Read More »Gainesville, Iraqi City Of Duhok Re-Up Sister City Agreement
Plan To Restore Springs In The Santa Fe River Shows A Promising But Challenging Year Ahead
Florida Springs Institute announced a three-year plan to restore and improve water conditions in Santa Fe Springs. The project includes plans to implement carrying capacities, reduce groundwater pumping, and decrease nitrogen nitrate concentration in the springs.
Read More »Florida Plant Nursery Businesses Grow During Stifling Pandemic
According to Riley Blitch, Garden Gate Nursery’s owner, revenue increased 28% since last year. He’s used that money to do things he said he wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
Read More »With Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period Underway, Insurance Agents In Alachua County Say Engagement Is Slow
Alachua County insurance agents are on a mission to help residents get insured as a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act is underway.
Read More »Children’s Trust Of Alachua County Finalizes Summer Plans To Help Families
The initial visibility of its most prominent efforts so far will appear in the coming months, when it helps to add more summer programming in the county at a cost of $500,000.
Read More »Florida Legislature Gavels Into Session With Key Bills Looming
The state Senate and House gaveled into session with members donning face masks on the floors of their respected chambers. Bouquets festooned House desks and the dais of the Senate floor.
Read More »Community College Enrollment Plummeting, Impacting Gainesville Residents
Amid the pandemic, Santa Fe College has seen a decrease in enrollment of student in the fall and springs semesters.
Read More »Gainesville Resident Melia Speed Spotlights Local Black Leaders
Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »Parents Can Still Enroll Their Children In Alachua County Head Start Program
Alachua County has enough funds through the federal Head Start program to provide early childhood education services for 561 children and families. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program is only at 58% capacity.
Read More »University of Florida Places Professor On Leave Amid Investigation Into Student’s Suicide
Tao Li, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was placed on leave Feb. 15, according to a letter in his personnel file obtained under Florida’s public records law.
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