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An abundance of rainfall this summer brought severe flooding in Rosalind Greene’s Northeast Gainesville neighborhood.
Read More »Alachua County’s Flood Management Ranking Improved, But This Northeast Neighborhood Still Suffers
Ocala Fire Rescue Takes Part In Aquatic Rescue Training
Ocala Fire Rescue took over a community pool for three days this past week cooling off under the hot Florida sun and getting in hours of aquatic rescue training.
Read More »Program Offers Funding To Farmers For Water Conservation
Farmers can apply for funding through an agricultural cost-share program to update their farms and reduce runoff into the Silver Springs watershed.
Read More »Gainesville Activists Support National Prison Strike
Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, an anonymous incarcerated group of prisoner rights advocates, called for the strike in response to a riot at a prison in South Carolina in which seven inmates died.
Read More »Progressive Upset Means A Sanders-Versus-Trump-Style Battle For Florida Governor
Gillum won the primary for governor over establishment favorite Gwen Graham, boosted by backing from Sen. Bernie Sanders. Gillum will face Rep. Ron DeSantis, a favorite of President Trump.
Read More »New Report Will Show Extent Of GRU’s Wastewater Spillage Incidents
EPAC last month requested a report on Gainesville Regional Utilities’ (GRU) rate of wastewater spillage, which is under review by the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department.
Read More »Florida High School Football Teams Go Through Heat Acclimatization Week
For the first week of practice, football teams competing in the Florida High School Athletic Association go through heat acclimatization. During this week, teams will progress from helmets to helmets and shoulder pads and go through non-contact drills and conditioning to get accustomed to the heat.
Read More »FDOH On Alert For Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Recent surveillance has the Florida Department of Health on alert for mosquito-borne viruses in Alachua County.
Read More »Swimmer Ryan Lochte Suspended Until July 2019 For Use Of IV
The longtime U.S. swimming star has been banned from competition until July 2019.
Read More »9 Candidates, 4 Counties: Melrose Voters Prepare For Primaries
With the upcoming county commission elections just over a month away, residents of Melrose look for candidates with ideas to improve the town, should they be elected on Aug. 28.
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