As of Sept. 16, changes to downtown Gainesville parking are being enforced. The changes have sparked controversy among business owners and citizens alike.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall Thursday afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
The district will assess storm damage after Helene has passed and notify families over the weekend if there will be any impact on the reopening of schools on Monday, ACPS Communications Director Jackie Johnson wrote in an email.
The policy took effect July 1 and aims to enhance school security, but it sparked concern among students and parents about accessibility during emergencies as the school year is in full swing.
Florida is just halfway through the 2024 storm cycle, and peak season still lies ahead. While Gainesville is sheltered inland, residents still have to deal with increased pests and rising costs of disaster coverage.
According to Jen Grice, director of emergency management for Alachua County, rainfall is anticipated to begin Wednesday night, and the county is expected to receive four to six inches of rain by Friday night.
Un podcast sobre salud está conectando con la comunidad hispana de Gainesville y más allá.
A health podcast guiding Hispanic communities through different health topics hopes to keep growing.
The northeast Gainesville elementary school received the grade of “D” for both the 2022-2023 and the 2023-2024 school years. Less than 4% of all Florida schools received a “D” grade in the 2023-24 school year.
Competition for part-time work is stiff in a college town saturated with students. The city offers both long-time residents and students a wide variety of resources to make the process easier.
Incentivized by sugary treats, over 200 high schoolers registered to vote through drives at three ACPS high schools, including Gainesville, Eastside and Buchholz. P.K. Yonge, a developmental school at UF, also participated.
Dixon served as fire chief since March 2021.
Alachua County is negotiating with UF to build a new animal shelter on a 12.6-acre section of campus. The $3 million ground lease would allow Alachua County to occupy a section of the swine unit, situated two miles southwest of UF’s main campus.
On July 9, Alachua County commissioners unanimously voted in favor of an amended investment policy. Groups supporting the Palestinian cause remain unsatisfied, denouncing the City of Gainesville for failing to follow the county's lead.
With financial assistance from the state hard to acquire, steady cost increases on essentials have caused many Alachua County residents to rein in their discretionary spending.
The Alachua County School Board at its meeting Aug. 21 unanimously put funds toward four school resource officer programs.
The upcoming primary election season brings eight open seats and six competitive races in Alachua County.
Equal Ground Education Fund, a Black-led voting rights organization aiming to increase civic engagement through voter education and preparedness, sponsored the event. Speakers shared information from multiple organizations, including the Alachua County NAACP, Social Justice Committee of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Gainesville Residents United and Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, D-Gainesville.
On July 30, TaskForce Fore Ending Homelessness allocated over $700,000 in state grant awards to Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry, Family Promise of Gainesville, Peaceful Paths, St. Francis House, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Corporation, Another Way, Lee Conlee House and Catholic Charities Bureau.
In a partnership with the Matheson Museum, Alachua County Supervisor of Elections and League of Women Voters of Alachua County, the Smithsonian has made its way to Gainesville.
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