Government + Politics

DeSantis opens gyms, doubles occupancy rates for retail, restaurants starting May 18th

Suzette Cook

May 15, 2020

Florida restaurants and retail businesses can allow twice as many customers in starting May 18th. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered the news during a briefing at […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County Rural Collection and Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities return to normal operations next week

Mainstreet Daily News

May 15, 2020

Effective Monday, May 18, 2020, the Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (5125 N.E. 63rd Avenue, Gainesville) will re-open to the public and commercial customers. The Hazardous Waste […]

Government + Politics

Gainesville sends out surveys that includes COVID-19 response questions

Suzette Cook

May 15, 2020

The City of Gainesville has selected 1,000 neighbors across its four districts to fill out a survey on how the city has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Government + Politics

Initial unemployment claims in Florida increase 30% over previous week

Mainstreet Daily News

May 15, 2020

The Center Square – In the week when some Floridians started returning to work, initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 9 jumped 30 percent […]

Government + Politics

DeSantis adds Broward and Miami-Dade Counties to Phase 1 re-opening on May 18th

Suzette Cook

May 14, 2020

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and elected officials from Miami-Dade and Broward counties announced today they will be joining the other 65 counties in the state’s Phase […]

Faith + Inspiration

The COVID-19 Prayer: Alachua County Commissioner Chestnut delivers prayer addressing coronavirus

Mainstreet Daily News

May 13, 2020

Commissioner Charles Chestnut asked viewers and his colleagues to bow their heads and then delivered the invocation at the beginning of the Alachua Board of County […]

Government + Politics

Newberry exits State of Emergency Order then walks right back in

Suzette Cook

May 12, 2020

The Newberry City Commission voted 3-2 to lift the State of Emergency order status put in place on March 17th by letting a motion for its […]

Government + Politics

Florida building network of ‘COVID-designated facilities’ for recovering assisted living residents

Mainstreet Daily News

May 11, 2020

The Center Square – Florida is going to create a statewide network of “COVID-designated facilities” where nursing home, assisted care (ALF) and long-term care (LTC) residents […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County re-opens public pools

Mainstreet Daily News

May 9, 2020

The Alachua County Commission has released Emergency Order 2020-23 alternaizing the limited reopening of public pools. Below are the highlights of the order: View Full Order: […]

Government + Politics

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing coming to Levy County

Mainstreet Daily News

May 9, 2020

The Florida Department of Health in Levy County with the assistance of the Levy County Board of County Commissioners will be conducting free, community COVID-19 drive-thru […]

Business

Phase 1: Hair salons, barbershops, and nail salons re-opening on May 11th

Suzette Cook

May 8, 2020

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis posted a video on his official Facebook page announcing the opening of hair salons and barber shops in Florida this Monday. In […]

Government + Politics

The Friday Editorial: Are face masks really where you want to stand your ground?

Reggie Connell

May 8, 2020

I don’t like face masks. They’re uncomfortable, hard to breathe through, annoying, and I am continually making re-adjustments because I’m not used to having a string […]

Government + Politics

Multiple Gainesville Fire Rescue crews respond to afternoon house fire

Mainstreet Daily News

May 7, 2020

Crews from Gainesville Fire Rescue (Stations 1, 5 and 8) responded to a residential building fire in the 2500 block of NW 34th Boulevard this afternoon. […]

Government + Politics

Florida Department of Health launches new COVID-19 mobile app to help flatten the curve

Mainstreet Daily News

May 7, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Health announced the launch of a new mobile app, StrongerThanC19. The free app, available for iOS and Android devices, complements the […]

Covid-19

County clarifies Emergency Order 2020-21

Mainstreet Daily News

May 7, 2020

FAQs on FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2020-21. Below are the newest questions and answers. To see all FAQs click the following link: https://alachuacounty.us/covid-19/Pages/faqs.aspx Q. […]

Government + Politics

Judge signals support for restoring Florida voting rights of former felons

Mainstreet Daily News

May 7, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge has signaled he’ll find part of a Florida law restricting the voting rights of people with felony records unconstitutional. At the end […]

Covid-19

Florida to begin mass antibody testing next week

Mainstreet Daily News

May 6, 2020

The Center Square – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that Florida will ramp up serological testing next week to see whether people have antibodies that indicate […]

Covid-19

County Commission wants to open more ‘low risk’ businesses blocked by governor’s order

Suzette Cook

May 6, 2020

The Alachua County commission is asking that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis give Florida counties more discretion in order to open more businesses. A letter sent to […]

Covid-19

Who will enforce Alachua County’s face mask rule?

Suzette Cook

May 6, 2020

While Alachua County residents and elected officials debate the use of face masks in scenarios where face-to-face interactions happen and physical distancing is difficult, an airborne […]

Covid-19

Alachua County Chair: Face masks are the frontline in a range of efforts to fight COVID-19

Mainstreet Daily News

May 5, 2020

The Alachua County Commission enacted an emergency order requiring people to wear masks when they are interacting with others in public places. Some people – such […]

Covid-19

Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 2.6% in one-day testing

Suzette Cook

May 5, 2020

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that a record number of test results were reported on May 4th registering a 2.6 percent positivity rate for that day. […]

Government + Politics

Gainesville Fire Rescue responds to commercial building fire

Mainstreet Daily News

May 5, 2020

Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) crews responded early Tuesday morning to the 1300 block of NW 23rd Avenue in reference to a commercial fire alarm. Once on scene, […]

Covid-19

Scott, DeSantis disagree on federal COVID-19 aid for states, cities to replace lost revenue

Mainstreet Daily News

May 5, 2020

The Center Square – Florida U.S. Senator Rick Scott opposes a prospective assistance package that would allow state and municipal governments to use federal money to […]

Covid-19

Florida governor calls for investigation of unemployment filing system

Suzette Cook

May 4, 2020

The state’s $40 million unemployment benefits system known as CONNECT has not served the taxpayers who paid for it, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday […]

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Government + Politics

DeSantis opens gyms, doubles occupancy rates for retail, restaurants starting May 18th

Alachua County Rural Collection and Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities return to normal operations next week

Gainesville sends out surveys that includes COVID-19 response questions

Initial unemployment claims in Florida increase 30% over previous week

DeSantis adds Broward and Miami-Dade Counties to Phase 1 re-opening on May 18th

The COVID-19 Prayer: Alachua County Commissioner Chestnut delivers prayer addressing coronavirus

Newberry exits State of Emergency Order then walks right back in

Florida building network of ‘COVID-designated facilities’ for recovering assisted living residents

Alachua County re-opens public pools

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing coming to Levy County

Phase 1: Hair salons, barbershops, and nail salons re-opening on May 11th

The Friday Editorial: Are face masks really where you want to stand your ground?

Multiple Gainesville Fire Rescue crews respond to afternoon house fire

Florida Department of Health launches new COVID-19 mobile app to help flatten the curve

County clarifies Emergency Order 2020-21

Judge signals support for restoring Florida voting rights of former felons

Florida to begin mass antibody testing next week

County Commission wants to open more ‘low risk’ businesses blocked by governor’s order

Who will enforce Alachua County’s face mask rule?

Alachua County Chair: Face masks are the frontline in a range of efforts to fight COVID-19

Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 2.6% in one-day testing

Gainesville Fire Rescue responds to commercial building fire

Scott, DeSantis disagree on federal COVID-19 aid for states, cities to replace lost revenue

Florida governor calls for investigation of unemployment filing system

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