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Alachua County election results stalled due to modem problems.
Read More »After Technical “Glitch,” All Alachua Precincts Reported
Election Guide for Alachua, Marion Counties
Alachua County voters’ ballots will include races for: sheriff, supervisor of elections, county commission and school board.
Read More »Alachua County Now Has Option For Civil Citations For Small Marijuana Possession
Charles Chestnut voiced a concern about who law enforcement tends to target for arrests — and on what side of town.
Read More »MTPO Tells I-75 Task Force: No New Highway In Alachua County
Suggestions for new corridors for transportation and ways to improve existing corridors were expressed at the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization meeting.
Read More »Citing Public Safety, Alachua County Commission Votes Against Bear Hunt
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote June 22 to decide whether to authorize another statewide hunt.
Read More »City, County Leaders Don’t Agree About Details of Proposed Tacachale Redevelopment
During a joint commission meeting, Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners discussed a proposal for the construction of a new job center.
Read More »Gainesville Homeless Center Seeking $100K More In Funding
Alachua County commissioners are considering a 13 percent budget increase — from $905,000 to $1.02 million — for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1.
Read More »Sheriff’s Office Wants $900K To Boost Employee Pay
Sheriff's office Human Resources Director Ivelisse Muñoz requested that the money come by November.
Read More »18 Hours of Public Meetings Later, Alachua County Commissioners Vote Against Plum Creek’s Plan
Plum Creek's plan for development in eastern Alachua County will not go to the state for review, the county's elected officials decided in a 3-2 vote on Tuesday night.
Read More »Alachua County’s $78,000 Homeless Program Tabled
The Board of Commissioners for Alachua County met today to discuss a proposal to create a pilot team to reach those experiencing a homelessness crisis.
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