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The Micanopy Historic Cemetery Association proposed plans to expand the 200-year-old cemetery into the adjacent lot, which is comprised of three plots of land owned by the Town of Micanopy. However, the plan is facing pushback from some community leaders because the 4.5-acre expansion would mean tampering with historic land.

The workshop was part of Alachua County’s 10-step Truth and Reconciliation initiative, which maps out the future events and plans that will be held to further make amends with the community.

Self-taught Peruvian artist Benito Cerna presented a show titled “The Divine Feminine” at a local Micanopy art gallery, but he envisions much more than one exhibit.

Alachua County has once again called on artists to fill the gaping hole a Confederate soldier statue left behind.

Alachua County has the highest number of reported extrajudicial lynchings in the state, followed by Orange and Marion Counties.

Fifty people attended a discussion titled “Water: What Is It Good For?” that featured five panelists with varied environmental experience.

An important collection of Floridian artifacts will finally be getting an upgrade in the coming year. The Florida Museum of Natural History has received almost $100,000 to upgrade over 20,000 artifacts from excavations of the Franciscan mission site of San Juan Del Puerto. The grant was awarded to the Florida …