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Alachua County raised the legal tobacco age from 18 to 21 last October, but full enforcement has been slow to get under way.
Read More »Alachua County Is Only Now Getting Up To Speed On Enforcing Age Restriction On Tobacco Sales
Newberry Becomes First Alachua County High School To Reach 100% Graduation Rate
Newberry’s 2019 class of 154 had a 100% graduation rate – the first for one of the county’s seven public high schools and higher than the statewide rate of 87%.
Read More »Charter Review Committee Votes To Dismiss Representation Proposal Despite Public Support
Alachua County voters will not get to decide in this year’s general election whether the county commission should have single-member district representation, after the Alachua County Charter Review Commission decided Wednesday to not support the idea.
Read More »Love Thy Neighbor
She's a Honduran immigrant who's behind Trump, except for one issue.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
Read More »Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Has Turned Over To ICE More Immigrants Following New Florida Law
A hit-and-run incident in a quiet Newberry neighborhood, which snowballed into a federal court case, has illuminated the stepped-up enforcement against illegal immigration in Alachua County and across Florida.
Read More »Gainesville Store Hosts Flea Market To Bring Gaming Community Together
Everyone from Dungeon Masters to Pokémon trainers assembled for the first gaming flea market on Saturday at Gamesville Tabletop on Northwest 25th Place.
Read More »Two Cities Have Opted Out of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
The City Commission of High Springs came to a unanimous decision Thursday night during its meeting.
Read More »City, County Leaders Spar Over Celebration Pointe As Possible Sports Arena Location
A proposed Alachua County sports arena has run headlong into the politics of a decades-long effort to inject more economic activity into East Gainesville.
Read More »Waldo Swamped By Water Tax
Updated Nov. 6, 2019 The Waldo city council members sat back, hands folded, awaiting citizens’ complaints about the ordinance they introduced the previous week, adding a 10% utility tax on the purchase of water in the city. About 35 people showed up to the Oct. 8 meeting to weigh in …
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