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From summer into fall, Alachua County schools provide children and teenagers a place for free lunches.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Expands Free Meal Program For 2018-19 School Year
The Number of Dog Bites Rose The Past Four Years In Alachua County. No One Quite Knows Why.
In 2014, the county had 646 reported animal bites, including 381 by dogs.
Read More »Alachua County School Board Commits Additional $430,000 To School Resource Officer Programs
For now, all the board members agreed that the need for a safe school environment outweighed the board’s desire to negotiate a more economical contract with ACSO.
Read More »Sheriff Darnell Asks School Board For Additional $430,000 For School Resource Officers
Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell is asking the Alachua County School Board to pay 45 percent of the costs for the School Resource Officer Program, totaling $1.1 million. Darnell said the school board will recoup the costs from the state's Guard Program.
Read More »Remembering The Forgotten Children Of Babyland
Babyland in Evergreen Cemetery is comprised of more than 200 infant graves, many of which are unnamed.
Read More »Poe Springs Park, Closed Since Irma, To Reopen By Memorial Day
Poe Springs is scheduled to reopen by Memorial Day on May 28.
Read More »‘Fightin’ Bubba’: Alachua City Commissioner Shares Story of Overcoming Sexual Abuse and Cancer
An Alachua city commissioner is publicly chronicling his fight against parotid cancer on his Facebook page
Read More »New Pipeline Could Help Fix Water Issues In High Springs
A $700,000 federal grant will fund replacement of High Springs' 100-year-old water pipes that are leaking within the city.
Read More »Gilchrist’s Blue Springs State Park Officially Opens
The state of Florida officially added the 175th state park on Friday. Blue Springs State Park is open, campgrounds, springs, and all.
Read More »In Alachua County Libraries, Canines Lend Ear To Learning Kids
Therapy dog reading programs have become more popular in recent years throughout Alachua County, especially in county libraries. Today, five of them have such programs.
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