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Some 6,000 previously submitted kits that were part of the backlog have now been processed, with more than 1,000 still to go by June 2019.
Read More »Where Florida Stands On Processing Its Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
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 »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Alachua County School Board, District 3
Two of Alachua County's three contested school board races were decided during the August primary, but one remains for November.
Read More »Alachua County Canvassing Board Tests Voting Equipment
The Alachua County Canvassing Board tested and sealed tabulation equipment that will be used for the Nov. 6 General Election.
Read More »City Of Gainesville Launches New Electric Car Program
Six new Nissan LEAFs, an all-electric model, are now available for Gainesville city employees to use. This is the first phase of a two-year pilot program.
Read More »Hawthorne Middle/High To Remain Open, Passes State With C Grade
Hawthorne Middle/High School received a passing C letter grade on Thursday for the 2017 to 2018 school year from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE).
Read More »Gainesville Commission To Hold Hearing On Police Union Contract
The city commission will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. Friday at City Hall before voting on the impasse between city management and Fraternal Order of Police Gator Lodge 67.
Read More »New Alachua County Youth Program Aims To Make Reading More Relatable
Called I-Read, the city Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department (PRCA) has incorporated the initiative into its summer camp curriculum at its six community centers.
Read More »This Isn’t The First Time Hawthorne’s Only Middle/High School Has Faced Closure
Fifty-two years later, Hawthorne is facing a possible closure yet again.
Read More »A Blood Plane: How Air Travel Solved LifeSouth’s Distribution Problems
Flying eight hours a night 363 days of the year, LifeSouth Community Blood Center’s single-engine turbo prop plane has saved lives for the last 15 years by getting critical blood supplies to patients across the Southeast faster.
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