UF club to help with Gator Growl
By Sujie Wu | Sep. 18, 2012This year, UF’s oldest public relations organization will help put on what is regarded as the largest student-run pep rally in the world.
This year, UF’s oldest public relations organization will help put on what is regarded as the largest student-run pep rally in the world.
The Alachua County Health Department plans to hold a candy-flavored tobacco task force meeting at 3 p.m. Sept. 27 in its main building.
F. W. Buchholz High School is facing a major financial setback going into its theater season. The Alachua County School Board gave the drama program a $399 stipend, but the school’s first show is expected to cost between $4,000 and $5,000.
Gainesville may welcome art in all its forms, but its job market for professional theater is about as bad as the rest of the country’s.
Alachua County’s sustainability department, alongside energy conservation companies, held an energy workshop that covered topics such as solar energy and home energy efficiency.
Out of the 152,746 registered voters in the county, 34,632, or 22.67 percent, cast ballots for local, state and congressional races.
Early voting continues this week, with polls open from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. Polls will also be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, which is the last day to vote.
In a press conference Monday afternoon, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office identified Truitt, David A. Hurtt, Michael S. Smith, Dylan T. Kestel. Pierce C. Harrell and Dennis T. LaRoche, as suspects arrested by officers from ASO, and Alachua and Gainesville police departments during a five-day Internet sex sting that ended earlier that day.
Weak steering currents kept Tropical Storm Debby from traveling along its original forecasted path toward Texas, according to the National Weather Service. Instead, it idled in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a continuous downpour in Gainesville during the first half of the week.
A car accident early Wednesday morning left a woman trapped in her car for 10 minutes.
The double-wide trailer was part of the dream.
Police have arrested an Alachua County man for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s father, who didn’t approve of their relationship.
A new sales tax referendum is creating a rift between the city and county commissions.
In increasingly dry North Central Florida, lakes are drying and springs are predicted to stop flowing. The land is becoming more brittle by the week.
The City Commission’s resolution urges vendors around the city to stop selling and marketing flavored tobacco as a way to reduce exposure of the products to children and young adults.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested a middle school teacher who allegedly drove from Dunnellon to have sex with a 14-year-old Tuesday night.
Gainesville Police Department wants to keep a stricter lookout for people who don’t wear seat belts at night.
With smoke infiltrating the air from several wildfires last week, the Alachua County Health Department issued a newsletter Friday recommending that residents avoid breathing in the smoke for too long.
Nonprofit home brewing club Hogtown Brewers will host the Hogtown Beer Festival from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
The Alachua County Health Department has reported 70 cases of chickenpox since January, 65 of which have been in the northwest part of the county.