City of Alachua

The League of Women Voters hosted a candidate forum on Saturday for the three candidates vying for Alachua City Commission Seat 3.

After hosting a candidate forum for Newberry City Commission races, the League of Women Voters of Alachua County is preparing to hold another forum on Saturday, this time focused on candidates in Alachua.

For farm owners in Florida, learning about new ways to build profit for their farm is a necessity amid the ongoing loss of agricultural land.

The final vote was 2-2, with Commissioner Shirley Green Brown absent for medical reasons. Without a majority vote, the motion failed.

Alachua City Manager Mike DaRoza submitted his resignation on Monday. He worked for the city for eight years, serving as city manager for the last four.

Alachua residents want their city leaders to make progress on the restoration of Pinkoson Springs, a project that began a year ago and remains stalled.

What is typically a quiet, staff decision turned into a hour-long public discussion as the Suwannee River Water Management District considered Alachua County’s objections to water permitting for a cavetop development.

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is investigating the records of 11 voters in the City of Alachua after receiving a complaint of their potential ineligibility last Thursday.

Environmental advocates who criticized the commission's rapid pace of development celebrated the change in leadership. But little seemed to change as the newly elected commission faced a development-heavy agenda.

Two new faces will soon frequent Alachua’s City Hall.Walter Welch and Jacob Fletcher beat incumbent Mayor Gib Coerper and Vice Mayor Ed Potts, respectively, in Tuesday’s election.