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The tourism industry has been hit hard during the pandemic, but Alachua County is working to combat the harsh effects locally.
Read More »Alachua County Tourist Development Council Discusses Future Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
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Read More »President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order Produces Mixed Reactions In The Villages
The executive order will expand privatized health care.
Read More »Florida Gov. DeSantis Will Join President Trump For Visit To The Villages
DeSantis, whose support from Trump is widely credited for his win in the 2018 gubernatorial race, will attend the Villages event with the president, Meredith Beatrice, a DeSantis spokeswoman, confirmed Wednesday morning.
Read More »Gainesville Raceway Fans Celebrate 50th Gatornationals
This year marks the 50th Gatornationals. The races are held March 14 to 17.
Read More »In The Villages, Home To Thousands Of Golf Carts, Golf Cart Seat Belts Are Rare
The Villages Department of Safety reported responding to at least 86 accidents involving golf carts in 2018. Sixty-three of these involved injuries.
Read More »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 »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 »More Sinkholes Open In Marion County
More sinkholes were reported Monday in Marion County around homes that were previously evacuated for the same reason in February.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Tony Magnifico, Marines, 1967 to 1969
Tony Magnifico is a U.S. Marine veteran of Vietnam, boxing trainer, retired construction worker and husband to a Vietnamese woman he met on a return trip to the country.
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