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Report: Nature among best defenses against hurricanes, floods and wildfires

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 11, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new report shows the best protections from natural disasters could come from nature itself. “The Protective Value of Nature” report from The National […]

Local Living

VetFest 2020 coming to Gilchrist County

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 11, 2020

Mark your calendars for The Fourth Annual Vet-Fest brought to you by ForVets, Inc. at Otter Springs Park and Campground This is one of the biggest events in Gilchrist […]

Health

Levy County COVID-19 cases increase to 90

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 10, 2020

When the State of Florida transitioned to the Governor’s Phase 2 reopening plan last Friday, the initial communication plan from Levy County Emergency Management was to […]

Government + Politics

City of Alachua cancels 4th of July celebration

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 10, 2020

The City of Alachua released the following statement about its 2020 4th of July event:    “Due to the State of Florida’s requirements on limiting crowd […]

Covid-19

Relations between the community and police are the focus of tonight’s Telephone Town Hall

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 10, 2020

The City of Gainesville will host a telephone town hall on community-police relations tonight, June 10 at 7:15 p.m. Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe will be joined […]

Health

Happy zoo Zoom birthday to you

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 10, 2020

Happy birthday to you. You belong in a zoo. That’s what Conservation Education Curator Jade Salamone was thinking when she developed a way for animal lovers […]

Health

UF Health develops critical-care telemedicine to benefit COVID-19 patients in The Villages

Mainstreet Daily News

Jun 10, 2020

When COVID-19 cases began climbing throughout the country in March, UF Health medical leaders in Gainesville and Central Florida focused on the need to deliver round-the-clock […]

Education

Senior Spotlight: Gainesville High’s team captain Robbie Collins headed to Duke

Mike Ridaught

Jun 10, 2020

Today’s senior spotlight is on Robbie Collins of the Gainesville High School baseball team.  Collins, who played second base and shortstop for the Hurricanes, was a […]

Government + Politics

County Commission matches state emergency order but keeps mask requirement

Suzette Cook

Jun 9, 2020

The Alachua County Board of County Commission has voted to match the latest emergency order issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while maintaining the countywide requirement […]

Faith + Inspiration

College of Missionary Aviation: Preparing pilots technically and spiritually

Tim Price

Jun 9, 2020

If the term “spin training” conjures up images of an exercise class, you may want to ask the students at the College of Missionary Aviation in […]