North Central Florida

Rebuilding Together North Central Florida is a nonprofit that approaches health and safety through housing. The organization works as a housing preservation agency, helping people stay in the homes they already live in by fixing a health or safety hazard that has made daily life difficult.

North Florida’s springs have suffered the consequences of residential and agricultural development for decades, environmental experts say. Recent conditions have prompted spring scientists and preservation groups to raise concerns over the state’s water supply and quality.

Across rural north central Florida, farm stands are quietly reshaping how some communities think about food.

As temperatures rise across North Central Florida, more snakes are starting to appear in backyards, sidewalks and sometimes even inside homes. But before panic sets in, experts say most of these encounters are nothing to fear.

Leaders from across north central Florida gathered at the Santa Fe College Blount Center last week to address the rising need for family housing.

Alachua County and Gainesville city officials will host a summit on homelessness in North Central Florida on March 30 at Santa Fe Blount Center.

Healthcare providers and residents from across north central Florida gathered Wednesday with the goal of bringing faster, more advanced care to patients in rural areas.

Discarded computers, chemicals and other dangerous materials can’t just go in a normal trash can. The Alachua County Hazardous Waste Department partners with nine counties across north central Florida to do annual collection events.

All North Central Florida counties face extreme drought conditions, according to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor map analysis. Some experts say drier-than-average conditions could continue for months.

Small home-based bakeries across north-central Florida have been busy in the days leading up to Saturday. For these dessert business owners , Valentine’s Day isn’t just a holiday. It’s one of the most important business days of the year.