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Georgia felon arrested in Alachua after fleeing police in stolen car
By Julianna Bendeck | May 19An Atlanta man was booked into jail early Monday after he fled from officers in a stolen vehicle.
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The Repurpose Project to open fourth location
By Mackenzie Haas | May 18The Repurpose Project recently announced it will open a new location: a clearance shop and donation center called Dystopian Dollar. It will be located next to The Repurpose Project thrift store and Renovator Reuse on Northeast 23rd Avenue.
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Newberry residents report constant noise, dust from nearby cement plant
By Juliana DeFilippo and Lily Hartzema | May 12When Jeff White moved to Newberry 16 years ago, he and his wife planned to stay for the rest of their lives. They used to joke that the noise from the nearby cement plant was the beach making ”a little breezy noise,” despite living two hours from the nearest ocean.
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Gainesville approves $40K for Cotton Club Museum repairs
By Olivia Lofaso | May 8The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted at a Thursday meeting to grant the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center $40,000 to repair its air conditioning system.
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ACPS School Board votes on Irby Elementary School
By Grace Larson | May 6The Alachua County School Board voted 3-2 to keep Irby Elementary School open as a pre-K through second grade school.
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County works to contain 100-acre Hawthorne wildfire
By Olivia Lofaso | May 4A brush fire in Hawthorne has spread more than 100 acres as of late afternoon Monday. No injuries or structural damages have been reported.
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Local robotics teams celebrate successes, prepare for future competitions
By Tess Lippincott | May 3The five kids in their bright blue shirts with neon green lettering practically jumped from their seats. They met each other with big smiles and a warm embrace as they ran to a high-five line of beaming judges and volunteers.
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‘We want to keep our family together’: Alachua community rallies behind Irby Elementary School
By Grace Larson | May 1Each month, Irby Elementary School promotes a positive character trait for students. This month’s character trait is grit — something Shernee Bellamy-Fults said teachers are exhibiting in the face of the school’s proposed closure.
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Campus group provides blood pressure tests, health services to Gainesville homeless community
By Reagan Bresnahan | Apr. 24Lilliana Wells drove down University Avenue, hungry. The 44-year-old Gainesville resident wanted to buy a gyro, but it wasn't in her budget.
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Discover the ‘buzz’ around Oak Hammock’s Bee Buddies
By Olivia Lofaso | Apr. 24With a steady hand, 91-year-old Ray Goldwire presses a jagged knife through rows of honey-filled frames. The wax cracks as sweet, golden nectar spills into a plastic pail below. The blade scrapes against the wood, and with each rough stroke, months of work are released from the comb.
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Wildfires in Alachua County continue, prompt neighborhood evacuations
By Maria Arruda | Apr. 19A wildfire on North Main Street in Gainesville prompted evacuations in the area.
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Community members provide input on the fate of Irby Elementary School
By Grace Larson | Apr. 14About 50 people gathered at Mebane Middle School in the city of Alachua Monday evening for a community input session hosted by the district.
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AI is affecting the media and Hispanic communities
By Dulce Rodriguez-Escamilla | Apr. 13As artificial intelligence reshapes how information is created and shared, journalists and community members say it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate the truth from artificial reality on social media. That phenomenon is especially pronounced in the Hispanic community.
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DoctorGPT: AI’s rising role in Gainesville healthcare
By Nevaeh Baker Harris | Apr. 13Alachua County Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Taylor said the department uses AI for administrative tasks but remains wary of bringing the technology into patient care.
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Lube wrestling event raises money for Gainesville Books to Prisoners
By Jayden Cáceres | Apr. 6Gainesville Books to Prisoners hosted its third lube wrestling event Saturday night at Serpentine Plants and Provisions, drawing over 130 spectators and about 30 contestants.
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Gainesville activists protest ICE agreement outside Florida Highway Patrol station
By Zoey Thomas | Apr. 3About 60 people gathered along Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville on Friday afternoon to protest Florida Highway Patrol’s agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Eastside High School hosts unveiling to celebrate new mural
By Grace Larson | Apr. 1Roughly 25 students, teachers and community members gathered at Eastside High School Tuesday afternoon for the unveiling of its new mural.
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‘Incredibly offensive’: A state bill could erase a 3-year battle over Gainesville utilities
By Maria Arruda | Mar. 30Residents have voted twice to return utility control to the city. However, results are still pending until an ongoing lawsuit ends. A recent bill passed by the state Legislature would nullify the election results — regardless of whether the city wins the lawsuit.
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Meet the 5 candidates running for Alachua County school board elections in August
By Grace Larson | Mar. 29Three seats are open in August’s Alachua County School Board election. Five candidates are on the ballot, including two incumbents.
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Gainesville couple builds their new life from the ground up — literally
By Jasmine Valcin | Mar. 23The program helps low- to moderate-income families achieve homeownership by building their homes from the ground up. Participants learn about home-buying and contribute to the construction process of their own home, which helps reduce building costs and results in a more affordable mortgage.
