The county has five rural collection centers: Alachua/High Springs Collection Center on Northwest U.S. Highway 441, Archer Collection Center on Southwest Archer Road, Fairbanks Collection Center on Northeast Waldo Road, North Central Collection Center on Northeast State Road 121 and Phifer Collection Center on Southeast Hawthorne Road.
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Founded in August 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the worker-owned co-op includes a clothing store, venue and night market. Her first time selling her earrings was at the company’s Jan. 14 grand opening.
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After a year of shutdowns and isolation, people are looking for ways to be entertained again.
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Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe said he'd take a dip in the dunk tank if 1,300 voters came out to vote; the candidates both said they would also take the plunge if they win.
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The list of qualified candidates for the City of Newberry's municipal election was finalized this week.
Read More »Alachua County Youth Fair And Livestock Show Opens New Fairgrounds
After years of planning and months of building, the new Alachua County and Agriculture and Equestrian Center in Newberry opened Saturday with the annual Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show.
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Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe said Newberry, High Springs, Archer and Trenton are near or at their wastewater capacity.
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The How Bazar's partnership with Sitti Soap is connecting the women of the Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan to Gainesville through masks.
Read More »Florida Senate Signs Off On Smokable Marijuana, With Keith Perry Voting In Opposition
Bowing to a demand by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a measure that would allow patients to smoke medical marijuana if doctors deem it the proper treatment.
Read More »Always Alecia: One Woman’s Journey To Define Her Identity
Alecia Abel takes steps toward becoming comfortable in her own skin and away from hiding who she has always been.
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