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Waldo City Manager Kim Worley announced during a city council meeting Tuesday that she will hold a crime watch training in January with the ACSO as a result of a high number of burglary reports this Fall.
Read More »A Conversation With James Lawrence On GNV4All’s Progress
This weekend will see a major milestone in the work being done by the two-year-old GNV4ALL organization.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Alachua County Commission, District 2
Three people are running for the position of Alachua County Commissioner to represent District 2, which covers the northwest areas of the county.
Read More »Untold Florida: Waldo Community School Infused With New Businesses
Waldo Community School gets new life: A work space for local startups and businesses.
Read More »Waldo Library Relocates To Dollar General
The Alachua County Library District has put aside a 5,000 square-foot space for the new Waldo library. Residents will have access to study rooms, meeting rooms and even art exhibits in the new library.
Read More »Alachua County’s Flood Management Ranking Improved, But This Northeast Neighborhood Still Suffers
An abundance of rainfall this summer brought severe flooding in Rosalind Greene’s Northeast Gainesville neighborhood.
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 »Children’s Meal Program Keeps Expanding In Alachua County
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.
Read More »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 »Waldo “Back To Square One” With Charter School Proposal
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.
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