The event, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Gainesville, was hosted by the American Cancer Society to clinch a $100,000 donation goal as part of a campaign that kicked off in August. It soon turned into a victory march.
Alachua Habitat for Humanity’s donation-driven, home store, known as the ReStore, moved location to expand the reach of its affordable housing mission to East Gainesville.
A Gainesville man died from gunshot wounds early Sunday morning after attending a party near Copeland Park in the city of Alachua.
Connected Gainesville advocates for accessible and high-speed internet for the community through publicly-owned internet to solve the digital divide — the gap between those with and without reliable technology and internet.
After a year of Alachua County Public School students having the choice to learn from home, parents now have one less remote option.
Alachua County Public Schools is now temporarily requiring all staff and students to wear masks inside all district facilities regardless of their vaccination status
Art submissions are open for an opportunity to be displayed in the Alachua County Library District’s annual summer art show
A bridge in Northeast Alachua County collapsed on July 7 after enduring flooding from Tropical Storm Elsa, and the county is unable to fix it.
The Alachua County Labor Coalition helped organize the meeting that attracted 40 people.
Story Time on the Green, a library program in Alachua County for families to bring their children, will continue until early October.
Gainesville residents experienced heavy downpour and damages in their communities in the aftermath of tropical storm Elsa.
The Florida Department of Health will no longer release COVID-19 statistics daily, switching to reporting COVID-19 cases and vaccinations on a weekly basis. The number of fatalities will also no longer be provided.
Parking accessibility for RVs and tiny houses could expand as Alachua County commissioners consider amending rules for RVs and tiny homes.
DeSantis approved funding for a sports complex and vetoed two projects that would have funded transportation and medical resources to vulnerable Gainesville residents.
Students from Gainesville and Duhok, Iraq, worked together on an art submission through a virtual exchange program.
In Alachua County, panic buying caused a gas shortage. Though county officials said the fears are unfounded, consumers continued to hoard gasoline and drive up demand.
Gov. DeSantis signed an executive order invalidating local emergency COVID-19 orders requiring masks and social distancing around the state, but Alachua County will not be affected by the change.
Beginning this summer, masks will be optional indoors on ACPS campuses as well, ACPS Director of Communications Jackie Johnson said. The county will also no longer require temperature checks, but social distancing will still be enforced.
Available online and in person, the exhibit features Alachua County women diverse in age, background, education, lifetime and accomplishments.
It can assist eligible households, specifically those below the 80% median income, with the payment of late rent and utilities, or pay the rent in advance.
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