High Springs to keep both fire and police, increase fire assessment
Citizens, officials speak to divisions.
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High Springs to keep both fire and police, increase fire assessment
Citizens, officials speak to divisions.
Alachua County acts on Wahoo, Lakeshore Drive and Westside Christian School
Sewer debate causes delayed vote on school plans.
Gainesville police to focus on domestic violence as homicides trend up
Chief said steam of domestic violence is concerning.
Gainesville commission votes on major garbage billing, towing reforms
Mayor to send letter to GRU Authority.
Residents raise AI data center concerns in Alachua
City to discuss 104-acre site during rescheduled joint BOCC meeting.
DeSantis signs school safety bill
New law expands Florida’s guardian program to include public colleges and universities.
Gridlocked GRU Authority to stop collecting Gainesville’s garbage bills
Split authority results in no vote.
Newberry projects $2.2M setback if property taxes eliminated
Harvest Singularity greenhouse groundbreaking on May 26.
Alachua County’s rural broadband deployment passes 80% mark
Windstream installing the fiber in four main areas.
Lewandowski, Rossi sworn onto Archer City Commission
BOCC’s Mary Alford encourages consensus among commission.
5 new candidates join 2026 Gainesville elections
Former Gainesville Sun editor enters race.
High Springs brainstorms rate increases, revenue streams to save fire and police
City manager to hold final cuts until new finance director is onboarded.
Gainesville moves forward on charter amendment, stalls on 10-foot land strip
Commission OKs $40,000 to museum.
Alachua commission defers vote on Farmlands Commercial land-use change
Mayor Welch interrupts public comment.
Gainesville’s RTS loses riders with route cuts, new station planned for Tower Road
Figures show loss of half a million passengers in first six months.
Future of High Springs fire and police on deck for Thursday workshop
Public pushes back on cuts amid wildfires and drought.
Illegal land clearing at Tara Phoenicia halted by city of Alachua
Landowner could have 30 days to submit restoration plan.
Alachua County OK’s new land use for UF’s 36-hole championship golf course
Amendment headed to state for review.
Newberry Commission mixed vote approves 1,250-home development for state review
Newberry and Alachua County partner on $1.5 million CR 235, Newberry Lane roundabout.
2 Jane’s Walks planned to discuss Gainesville development with commissioner
Walks will be at The Streatery, Gainesville Cohousing.
Hawthorne, Alachua County to seek Santa Fe College satellite campus funding
Library to hold grand opening on Saturday.
Alachua County opens renovated motels for permanent supportive housing
67 units to be occupied next week.
Alachua swears in Jackson Youmas to City Commission
Jennifer Ringersen selected vice mayor.
Gainesville commission wants to curb roam towing but not sure how far
Commissioners asked for staff to return with two options.