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Alachua County and Gainesville virtual joint commission meeting includes COVID-19 response and recovery efforts

Mainstreet Daily News

May 19, 2020

The Alachua County Commission and City of Gainesville Commission will hold a Virtual Joint Meeting today at 3 p.m. The meeting includes a COVID-19 Update and […]

Government + Politics

Florida’s reopening Phase 2 marks end of daily state issued COVID-19 updates

Suzette Cook

May 19, 2020

As Florida reopens and increases activity, the COVID-19 dashboard launched on March 16th to keep Florida citizens, researchers and media informed of case trends is set […]

Health

How do you stay safe now that states are reopening?

Mainstreet Daily News

May 19, 2020

Editor’s note: Now that states are relaxing social distancing restrictions, people desperately want to see friends and family, go to a restaurant and let our kids […]

Government + Politics

Breaking News: Gainesville to reopen skate park

Mainstreet Daily News

May 18, 2020

As skaters continued on Sunday to defy an emergency order that has closed playgrounds and parks in Gainesville due to the COVID-19, Gainesville City Manager Lee […]

Government + Politics

Breaking News: Fleeing driver crashes into concrete barrier in Newberry

Mainstreet Daily News

May 18, 2020

An automobile travelling west on Newberry Road at the intersection of Highway 27 collided into two concrete barriers in a commercial parking lot, and caught fire […]

Covid-19

COVID-19 Testing Offered in Newberry

Mainstreet Daily News

May 18, 2020

The City of Newberry and the Alachua County Health Department have partnered to offer a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Newberry Fire Station (310 N […]

Education

Back to School? Kindergarten/new student registration and EDEP applications begin this week

Mainstreet Daily News

May 18, 2020

With the understanding that when and how Florida schools will open are still unknown, Alachua County Public Schools is beginning registration for school and for the […]

Education

Captain of the baseball team, co-valedictorian, and on his way to Harvard in the fall

Mike Ridaught

May 18, 2020

Today’s senior spotlight is on Alex Dang of the Eastside baseball team. Dang is a National AP Scholar, a National Merit Finalist, Co-Valedictorian, Sunshine State Scholar, […]

Education

UF Health to provide coronavirus test-and-trace program to help reopen university

Bill Levesque | UF Health

May 18, 2020

University of Florida Health is rolling out plans for a rigorous “test-and-trace” program to support the phased reopening of UF, an expansive data-driven effort that will […]

Business

Domino's Pizza opens in Newberry

Suzette Cook

May 18, 2020

Erin Mullins was studying criminal justice at a community college and working as a driver for Domino’s Pizza when she got promoted to assistant manager. That’s […]