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Alachua County Commission creates new poet laureate position
By Ashley Lazarski | July 29, 2019Applications are open until Aug. 14
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Hawthorne to control feral cats by partnering with Alachua County
By Rosmery Izaguirre | July 17, 2019Hawthorne residents have seen a rise in some furry new neighbors, but residents aren’t happy about it.
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Alachua County Commission allocates $20,000 to airboat regulation
By Tien Le | July 10, 2019Alachua County Sheriff’s Office may purchase airboat as well
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Alachua County Environmental Protection Department to host first of two public discussion meetings tonight
By Ashley Lazarski | July 8, 2019It will discuss landscaping and irrigation issues within the county
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Gainesville Regional Airport expansion project to take off
By Tien Le | July 1, 2019The project will cost about $16 million
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Man charged in connection with Alachua shooting
By Rachael Schirmer | July 1, 2019There is a $1 million bond
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Alachua County honored for award-winning app
By Tien Le | June 17, 2019The County received the “County Government Best Practices Award”
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Alachua County Property Appraiser and staff member win state awards at conference
By Rosmery Izaguirre | June 9, 2019Ed Crapo has been the Property Appraiser of Alachua County since 1981
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County program waives collection fees for one week
By Meagan DiPolo | June 5, 2019The initiative will waive collection fees on traffic fees and court costs
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Ocala woman arrested in Gainesville for stolen vehicle
By Rachael Schirmer | June 5, 2019She gave a false name to officers during arrest
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Alachua County Commission bans conversion therapy
By Tien Le | May 29, 2019The ordinance passed unanimously
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Volunteers assemble menstrual kits for Menstrual Hygiene Day
By Alexa Spicer | May 27, 2019More than 250 kits were made
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Alachua Labor coalition works toward renters’ rights ordinance
By Dana Cassidy | Dec. 4, 2018Policies could be enacted as soon as February 2019.
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Alachua County sees a 10 percent uptick in all crime in 2018
By Alyssa Ramos | Dec. 2, 2018The Florida Department of Law Enforcement collected the data.
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Man charged with stealing a car, police said
By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 29, 2018Items costing over $6,000 were found in the car
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Mayor Lauren Poe to dangle off a building
By Kelly Hayes | Nov. 29, 2018The event will raise money for Habitat for Humanity
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Gainesville man arrested for molesting his neighbor's child
By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 29, 2018His bond is posted at $750,000.
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Man accused of choking child over ice cream
By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 28, 2018The child cut the man in self-defense, police said
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Ocala man flips car fleeing state troopers
By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 26, 2018He was driving a stolen car
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Gainesville man charged with stealing his own car
By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 26, 2018His car was towed again after his arrest.
