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Thursday night was Newberry’s first step toward reconciliation and restorative justice.
Read More »‘This Is What We Know’: Newberry Begins Reckoning Over Lynching History
Turnout Lessons Learned From Florida’s 2018 Primary Ahead Of The General Election
Florida is no stranger to high-stakes, high-profile elections.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Expands Free Meal Program For 2018-19 School Year
From summer into fall, Alachua County schools provide children and teenagers a place for free lunches.
Read More »One Year Later, Identity of Human Remains Found In Newberry Septic Tank Still Unknown
A year after some human remains were found in a septic tank at a Newberry home, the mystery of who the person was continues.
Read More »FDOT Received Public Feedback On Proposed West Newberry Road Bike Lane Project
FDOT set the estimated cost of the project at $375,000.
Read More »Alachua County To Move Fairgrounds, Extension Office To Newberry
After putting aside plans for a different site in Gainesville, the Alachua County Commission voted Wednesday to relocate the county fairgrounds and extension services to Newberry.
Read More »Alachua County Is Considering Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site For New Fairgrounds
County officials within the past month approached the property owner, Beazer East, about the idea of leasing or selling the 86-acre parcel just north of NW 23rd Avenue.
Read More »Micanopy Farm Seeks Foster Homes For Horses
After an unusually stormy start to the Florida summer, the Horse Protection Association of Florida is seeking temporary foster homes for some of the horses until their flooded pastures dry up.
Read More »Alachua County Supervisor Of Elections Registers Hawthorne Students To Vote
Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton continues her tour through the county's high schools to help register eligible students to vote in plenty of time for the August primary elections.
Read More »New Agricultural Program Seeks To Benefit People With Disabilities
Local non-profits 10 CAN, Inc. and GROW-HUB are partnering together to benefit veterans and people with disabilities with a new agri-therapy program that will include workshops and employment opportunities. An open house will be hosted this Saturday, April 21, at GROW-HUB.
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