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After Hurricane Elsa in July, Alachua County Preserves faced flood damage including uprooted trees and debris on some trails.
Read More »Heavy Rain Is Flooding Wildlife Trails In Alachua County
Turkey Creek Preserve Opens After A Decade, Providing Parking Unlike Nearby Four Creeks Preserve
Turkey Creek Preserve opens to the public after a decade. Unlike Four Creeks Preserve, which opened in 2019, Turkey Creek Preserve provides visitors with available parking.
Read More »Alachua County Charter Review Commission Continues to Review Voter Proposals
The county commission every 10 years appoints a charter review panel to solicit and evaluate proposals from residents for amending the county’s governing document.
Read More »‘I Feel The Difference In My Body’: Meat Alternatives Increasingly Consumed Amid Pandemic
Last month, a Nielsen report found that around the peak of the coronavirus on March 14, vegan meat sales increased by 279.8% compared to the year before.
Read More »Florida School Districts Working To Meet New Mandate For Mental Health Instruction
In July, the Florida Board of Education mandated five hours of mental health instruction within the school year. The state became the third in the nation to require it.
Read More »Nature Preserve Shared By Alachua County And Gainesville Opens To The Public
Seven hundred fifteen acres that was once slated to be a residential area in Alachua County instead opened on Saturday – National Public Lands Day – as Four Creeks Nature Preserve.
Read More »City of Alachua Elections Results Are In
City of Alachua elections were held Tuesday to decide the Mayoral and City Commissioner seats resulting in a runoff between Pelham and Coerper for mayor, and Wilford with the Commissioner seat 2.
Read More »New Alachua County Fire Rescue Station Near Hague Receives Funding In 2018-19 Budget
People living between Gainesville and Alachua will no longer feel like they’re in “no man’s land” for coverage.
Read More »Alachua County Fire Rescue Seeks New Station In Hague
Alachua County Fire Rescue wants to build a station in Hague on Route 441 near Phoenix Commercial Park.
Read More »Meadowbrook Golf Club Bought New Pumping Equipment To Help Deal With Hurricane Season
Owner Chris Marcum took over the course about two years ago and recently acquired more than $60,000 worth of water-pumping equipment to deal with future floods.
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