ACPS hosts meetings at schools proposed for closure
By Grace Larson | Feb. 25The district provided updated maps Wednesday. While the new maps further distinguish zoning for certain neighborhoods, they offer little change to proposed closures.
The district provided updated maps Wednesday. While the new maps further distinguish zoning for certain neighborhoods, they offer little change to proposed closures.
Gainesville civil rights activist Rosa B. Williams, known affectionately as “Miss Rosa,” died Feb. 12 at age 92. She was a local pioneer for the Black community, and those who knew her remember her as a catalyst for change who touched countless lives in Gainesville.
The Newberry Community School Board met Monday to discuss enrollment rates and transportation plans for the new school.
A canine employee of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his last shift Feb. 6, trading his drug-detecting talents for downtime with family.
The Bryer Patch, located on Boyd Farm in Newberry, is known for its produce and flower picking.
To Ward, conversing with voters is easy. It’s the state and federal governments he’s found more difficult to work with.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved a Gainesville Regional Utilities authority board resolution granting its CEO and Chief Financial Officer the power to carry out financial negotiations at a Thursday meeting.
The CEO and CFO hold full authority to control its bond issues as long as they get board approval.
Snapchat also reported five other accounts linked to Eliot-Gaines.
About 50 community members gathered at Westwood Middle School for the district’s final community input meeting Wednesday.
Over 50 members of the East Gainesville community gathered at Day Springs Missionary Baptist Church Monday to discuss Alachua County Public Schools’ rezoning plans.
The goal of the one-way conversion is to reduce conflict points — areas where vehicles cross paths and crashes are more likely, she said. By removing opposing traffic, drivers no longer have to turn across oncoming lanes.
A Gainesville man was charged with violating his probation and carrying a concealed weapon after police responded to reports of gunshots fired at the Oaks Mall Saturday evening.
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Owners say trade policies in Washington ripple into local businesses.
Alachua County Public Schools finished its second week of community input meetings to gather feedback on its rezoning initiatives Thursday.
For some community members, concerns over the rezoning aren’t specific to the closure of just one school, but rather a pattern of closures across East Gainesville, which is home to Porters Quarters and other historically Black neighborhoods.
Nearly 250 community members attended the meeting
The state of Florida executed 64-year-old Ronald Heath at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a traveling salesman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
The hearing was the latest in a yearslong battle between the city, the authority and the state.