TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that a new Florida law violates First Amendment and other constitutional rights, a non-profit group and Alachua County residents have filed a federal-court challenge to an overhaul of the electric utility in the Gainesville area. The group Gainesville Residents United and six individual plaintiffs filed an 88-page …
Read More »The Point, July 5, 2023: UF announces $400 million stadium renovation plans
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF to begin $400M renovation process for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. “The University Athletic Association is this month beginning the hunt for an architect suitable to undertake the task; an …
Read More »Alachua County Enters Negotiation With Celebration Pointe For Sports Events Venue
The idea for this location — first floated a little over a year ago — has seen its share of controversy in reaching this point, but on Tuesday, the commissioners were all in.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Votes To Dim Solar Plant Proposal
The denial, however, is not set in stone.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Postpones Vote On Solar Facility Because Of Power Outage
In perhaps another sign of the times Tuesday, a Duke Energy power outage prevented residents from airing concerns about a proposed solar facility that would be managed by the utility.
Read More »No House Parties Allowed: Alachua County Opts Against Registration System For Gatherings, But Will Consider Issuing Citations
The system could have helped with contact tracing, county officials believed.
Read More »Face Mask Use Won’t Be Enforced With Arrest Or Search, Gainesville And Alachua County Leaders Say
Enforcement will not include search or arrest for those people not complying with the order to wear face masks in public places, Mayor Lauren Poe said.
Read More »DeSantis Amends Stay-at-Home Order To Supersede Local Rules, Allows For Religious Gatherings
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an amendment Thursday to the executive order directing Floridians statewide to stay at home, which now states the executive order “shall supersede any conflicting official action or order issued by local officials in response to COVID-19.”
Read More »Commissioners Argue Over What Level Of Coronavirus Restriction Is Best For Alachua County
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners struggled to maintain a united front on Friday afternoon as a collegial conversation about their emergency stay-at-home order at times turned into a heated debate.
Read More »From the Front Lines: Alachua County Issues Stay-at-Home Order
Alachua County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson in a meeting with Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe issued an emergency stay-at-home order.
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