About 40 people turned out for the fourth community listening session of the Alachua County Forward Focus project at the Jerusalem Church of God by Faith in Monteocha on Thursday. Several area residents spoke about their concerns, ranging from the need for safer roads to new business zoning.

Gainesville Regional Utilities is conducting an inventory of its water service lines to ensure none are made of lead following recent rule changes by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A state Senate panel on Wednesday gave initial approval to a proposal that would change the state’s defamation laws, with critics of the measure calling it unconstitutional, vague and “counterproductive.”

High Springs residents expressed their support to amend the city’s alcohol ordinance to allow the sale of alcohol at breweries on Sundays. Residents shared their views on the subject during a hearing regarding amendments to the Unified Land Development Code and small-scale alcoholic beverage production facilities at the Alachua County Commission meeting Wednesday.

The State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee met on Tuesday to review how to allocate $1.6 million in affordable housing funds.

State higher-education leaders and university trustees fired back at a lawsuit that alleges a 2023 law targeting diversity, equity and inclusion issues at universities violates the First Amendment.

The Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area was tasked with redeveloping Heartwood neighborhood, formerly the location of the Kennedy Homes apartment complex, in 2008.

Demonstrators attended a protest along East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala on Saturday to express their opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration.

Under the proposed legislation, Florida would join the Southern Rail Commission, a group of representatives from southern states who lobby for passenger and cargo rail.