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Voters this fall will be asked to consider a $300 bond issue to help fund the fixes.
Read More »Alachua County School Board elections: District 5 features pair of competing educators
With District 5 board member Rob Hyatt announcing that he won’t run for the seat he's held since 2014, that district is guaranteed to have a new member elected later this month in either Kay Abbitt or Prescott Cowles.
Read More »Alachua County School Board elections: District 2 pits Mildred Russell against Diyonne McGraw
The former board member is running to reclaim the seat from which the governor ousted her a year ago.
Read More »With One School Name Change Down, Gainesville Activists Push To Topple Other Confederate Reminders
After successfully advocating for the relocation of a Confederate statue and changing the name of a local school, Gainesville activists are now eyeing further changes.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Superintendent Karen Clarke Plans Resignation For 2021
Clarke, the superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, submitted her letter of resignation hours before the midweek Veterans Day holiday.
Read More »Florida Votes 2020: What To Expect In The Alachua County Primary Election
Custom guide for voters in the 2020 Alachua County Primary Election, Aug. 18.
Read More »See Coverage Of Florida’s 2018 Primary Election Results
From gubernatorial party nominations all the way down to school board and mayor's races, we have you covered for Florida's primary.
Read More »2018 Candidate Roundtable: Alachua County School Board District 5 Seat
Voters will decide who holds the seat during the Aug. 28 election. In advance, we sat down with Hyatt and Wolfe to ask them how they feel about a number of pressing issues within the district.
Read More »2018 Candidate Roundtable: Alachua County School Board District 3 Seat
Incumbent Gunnar Paulson is running for reelection while challengers Judy McNeil and April Tisher hope to persuade enough voters to give one of them a shot on the board for a four-year term.
Read More »2018 Candidate Roundtable: Alachua County School Board District 1 Seat
The election will be decided Aug. 28. In advance, we sat down with Certain and Griffin to ask them how they feel about a number of pressing issues within the district.
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