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Recent surveillance has the Florida Department of Health on alert for mosquito-borne viruses in Alachua County.
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Local Residents React To Potential Roadway Through Jonesville, Newberry
The Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise are both performing studies that could lead to new road developments in Alachua County, leaving local residents of Newberry and Jonesville concerned for their homes and rural way of life.
Read More »Untold Florida: Why Isn’t SW 8th Avenue Near Tioga Open Yet?
Will it have a red-light or a traffic roundabout? That decision nearly held up the project longer.
Read More »Newberry Lynchings: Should They Be Memorialized?
Alachua County is considering whether to memorialize the lynchings that happened in the area between the years of 1891 and 1926.
Read More »In Alachua County Red Island, Trump Still Finds Support
Though President Trump's approval ratings had dropped to 37 percent by mid-August, some conservatives in southwest Alachua County are holding their ground on supporting him as the country approaches its one-year anniversary of his election victory.
Read More »Newberry Business Wins National Small Business Award
Endoscopy Replacement Parts, Inc. of Newberry has been named "Small Business Exporter of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration as a part of National Small Business Week.
Read More »SW 8th Avenue Construction Finished
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Read More »Local Police Work to Strengthen Community Ties
Police interaction with the community is a concern that extends past big cities. When the Rev. Milford Lewis Griner attended the “Right vs. Right” event Nov. 14, he learned useful information from law enforcement and community members that he could then share with his congregation and community. “(Open dialogue) can foster more trust …
Read More »Alachua Residents Ready For New Grocery
Publix is moving to the small city of Alachua and will compete with the only other grocery store there called Hitchcock’s Markets. Residents are excited to see more diversity in their grocery shopping.
Read More »As summer approaches, camp registrations open
With summer quickly approaching, many parents may be thinking about camp options for their children. Here are a few of the summer camps offered in North Central Florida.
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