Tag Archives: Waldo

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).

Every year, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service funds a national summer food service program which helps feed children 18 and under during the summer break from school.

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.

The charter school which was aiming to open in Waldo in August 2019 has hit a serious setback recently, as the project director has determined there is little chance for the school to qualify for existing state grants.

County officials within the past month approached the property owner, Beazer East, about the idea of leasing or selling the 86-acre parcel just north of NW 23rd Avenue.

A former University of Florida English professor will publish a 300-page book on the history of Waldo and its people this fall.

City and county officials have tried for two years to make it so bus riders won’t have to cross the dangerous street.

The city of Waldo proposed to open a charter school in what used to be the Waldo Community School building.

Waldo, Florida, is not considered officially as a food desert on the USDA’s most updated food desert map from 2015. However, the town has a limited amount of options for grocery shopping, especially for residents without a car, or for the families relying on SNAP benefits.