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Gainesville residents take to the streets to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and speak out for equality on Monday.
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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 »Annual Strike Out Hunger Food Drive Collects Food To Help Families In Need
November is National Hunger Month, so to bring awareness to Alachua County, The Long Foundation and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission are providing free food to those in need with their national Strike Out Hunger Food Drive.
Read More »GRACE Marketplace Refocuses Attention To Permanent Housing For Homeless
Over a decade later, Gainesville and Alachua County are still working to eliminate homelessness in the area — their newest initiative is getting people into permanent housing.
Read More »Eastside High School Student, Bishop Honored at MLK Ceremony
An Eastside High School Senior and a Gainesville Bishop received awards at the Ninth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast at the Best Western Grand Hotel on Friday. The theme of the breakfast was to take action in order to solve problems.
Read More »Area Residents Remember King With Celebration and Fellowship
Members of the Gainesville community celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a march and gospel event.
Read More »Alachua County Food Drive Aims To Help Hungry, Not Just Homeless
The annual Strike Out Hunger Food Drive on Monday is an effort to help people who do not have access to food by stocking food pantries.
Read More »6th Annual MLK Prayer Breakfast commemorates civil rights leader’s life
The sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning commemorated MLK's life and the causes he believed in. Two local residents were also awarded for their contributions to the Gainesville community.
Read More »Anti-hunger group falls short of goal, looks forward to 2013
Strike Out Hunger Food Drive and Basket Giveaway didn't meet its 2012 goal of collecting 100,000 pounds of food but came close by collecting 78,000 pounds. The group's 2013 food drive will take place Nov. 1-8 at the Alachua County Fairgrounds.
Read More »Former county commissioner presents 2012 Strike Out Hunger Food Drive results
Rodney Long, president and CEO of The Long Foundation, Inc., acknowledged benefactors and beneficiaries, presented the collection's results and announced the 2013 food drive dates to the Alachua County Commission Tuesday morning.
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