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Bird migrations are a symbol of nature’s regularity. As temperatures continue to rise, that may change.
Read More »In 2020, Gainesville’s Birders Counted On The Unusual
‘It’s Green’: Progress Slows As Newnans Lake Cleanup Efforts Continue
Nearing four years after county commissioners gave the go-ahead for the Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative in an expansive effort to improve the impaired lake's water quality, water restoration efforts remain underway.
Read More »A Year Later: No Progress Or Visible Changes From Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative
One year after the Newnans Lake Improvement project, which was intended to monitor water flow and filter out pollutants, was set to begin, residents have yet to see any progress.
Read More »Clean Creek Annual Trash Cleanup Collects More Waste Than All Previous Years Combined
Gainesville got a little cleaner this past weekend as about 160 volunteers collected 19,121 pounds of trash during the fifth annual Clean Creek Revival, according to Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems, a nonprofit environmental group.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Discuss Raising Stormwater Assessment Fee
Alachua County commissioners discussed setting new rates for the stormwater assessment fee to bring in more funding to deal with the flood issues.
Read More »Why U.S. 441 Across Paynes Prairie Is Still Just One Lane
As rainy season is fast approaching, the two outside lanes on 441 beside Paynes Prairie will remain closed until sustained dry weather arrives.
Read More »Campaign Manager Found Dead At Newnans Lake
The campaign manager for Charles Goston's city commission election has been found dead. Ermon Owens Jr.'s body was discovered by Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies yesterday after the office was notified of an empty boat in Newnans Lake Saturday evening.
Read More »Alachua County Ready To Start Phase Two Of Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative In March
The Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative aims to clean up Newnans Lake for environmental and recreational purposes for 250,000 Alachua County residents, according to the initial project funding request. The second phase of the project is scheduled to start in March.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | David Willkomm, Army, 1970 to 1971
David Willkomm served toward the end of the American ground-based conflict in Vietnam, and by then, he witnessed a sad breakdown of G.I. morale within his unit. Drug use, racial tension, and alcoholism were all too common, according to Willkomm, who later became a counselor at the Gainesville Veterans Affairs …
Read More »Gainesville Teen Hikes Nearly 300 Miles. To Save Florida.
Anybody could do it, he said. But Oscar Psychas isn’t just anybody.
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