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Recent surveillance has the Florida Department of Health on alert for mosquito-borne viruses in Alachua County.
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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.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Will Discuss Community ID System Initiative
This system would allow people with limited access to state-issued IDs to receive locally-issued ones.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Discuss Raising Stormwater Assessment Fee
Alachua County commissioners discussed setting new rates for the stormwater assessment fee to bring in more funding to deal with the flood issues.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Asks GRU For Different Budget Option Without Rate Increases
Gainesville city commissioners aren't quite ready to approve a Gainesville Regional Utilities rate increase for the coming year.
Read More »Billy Buchanan And His Rock ‘N Soul Revue Join the Lineup for Fanfares And Fireworks 2018
About playing the music of the '50s and '60s, Billy says, “It doesn’t matter what color you are. It doesn’t matter what age you are. You look out there, man, and they’re all digging it and that just says a lot to me. That just says a lot about the music, its longevity, and how important it is.”
Read More »Florida Gets Another Chance To Make Case In ‘Water War’
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Florida should be given another chance to prove its case that overconsumption of water in Georgia is damaging the Apalachicola River system.
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.
Read More »Which North Central Florida Lawmakers’ 2018 Bills Are Now Law?
A list of the laws and projects that legislators representing local counties were able to get through the Florida legislature in 2018.
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