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Jessica Baker, 46, of Newberry learned her love of politics from her father, who taught her to think critically about national and local issues.
Read More »Working Mom, Political Activist: Jessica Baker Hoping For a ‘Blue Wave’
Medical Cannabis Investors Hopeful In Their Alachua County Venture
Chestnut Hill Tree Farm LLC. sold its license to Liberty, making LHS an officially licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (“MMTC”), with authorization to cultivate, process, and dispense medical marijuana in the state.
Read More »What Led The Alachua County School District To Install Water Filters To Prevent Lead Contamination
Records show Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) began installing filters in August, having purchased 1,300 filters for its 36 public schools.
Read More »Michael Weakens After Historic Slam Into Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Michael was the most powerful storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in more than 26 years. The now tropical storm is moving over Georgia on its way to the Carolinas.
Read More »Public Works Department Set To Begin Next Phase of ‘Trans4ming East GNV’ Project
In east Gainesville, the $ 5.1 million Southeast 4th Street reconstruction project is aimed to fix a road suffering from alligator cracking.
Read More »New Documentary Film Celebrates Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Close Connection To Cross Creek
“Here is Home: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Cross Creek” paints the vivid memories the elders of Cross Creek hold of Rawlings.
Read More »The Funding For Florida Universities’ Projects Is Under Scrutiny
Following the revelation that the University of Central Florida improperly used operating funds to construct a campus building, the Florida Board of Governors is asking all universities to review projects built over the last decade and report on how they were funded.
Read More »Multiple Tom Petty Events Mark Release Of His Posthumous Box Set ‘An American Treasure’
Tom Petty Nation, which bills itself as having the biggest fan group on Facebook with more than 32,000 members, hosted the listening party at Swamp Head Brewery on Southwest 42nd Avenue.
Read More »Are Library Cards The Answer To A Level Playing Field For Alachua County Students?
At Alachua County libraries a person with no library card can use the computer for only two hours.
Read More »Grant Awarded To UF Shands For Pediatric Cancer Research
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital received a $200,000 grant for childhood cancer research Wednesday.
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