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Florida elections supervisors seek ‘flexibility,’ reject total mail-in election scenario
Apr 11, 2020
The Center Square – While most of Florida’s 67 county elections supervisors are encouraging residents to vote by mail, they say the state is not equipped […]
CLF Church keeps Easter photo booth tradition alive
Apr 11, 2020
Pastor Gary Bracewell and his wife Linda like to have fun, and the Easter photo contest has been a tradition at their CLF Church in Newberry […]
Charter Review Commission proposes changes, sets virtual hearing dates
Apr 11, 2020
In May 2019, the City of Gainesville formed a Charter Review Commission to review and propose changes to the City Charter. This month, the commission will […]
Why your local store keeps running out of flour, toilet paper and prescription drugs
Apr 11, 2020
Retailers are frequently running out of everything from flour and fresh meat to toilet paper and pharmaceuticals as supply chains hammered by the coronavirus struggle to […]
Mai Kai Kava is taking it one customer at a time
Apr 11, 2020
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
Westside Baptist Church offers virtual journey to the cross
Apr 10, 2020
Westside Baptist Church Pastor David Chauncey wanted to put something together for his congregation this Easter weekend even though “we can’t come together as a church […]
Several Alachua County restaurants offering Easter dinners to-go for a holiday meal like no other
Apr 10, 2020
The Easter dinner is as traditional as any holiday meal on the calendar. And although this will be an Easter like no other, there are restaurants […]
Palms Medical Group serves 250 families during Easter Food Giveaway in High Springs
Apr 10, 2020
Palms Medical Group saw a huge success with their Easter Food Giveaway event! In a drive-thru style food pick up, 250 families were given hams, nonperishable […]
School Board holding emergency ‘virtual’ meeting next week to prepare for future meetings during pandemic
Apr 10, 2020
In order to keep Alachua County Public Schools operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the School Board will be holding an emergency ‘virtual’ meeting at 2 p.m. […]
Caring Card drive reaches out to High Springs senior citizens
Apr 10, 2020
Grab some paint or crayons, practice your rhyming skills and get creative is the request of the High Springs Fire Department in an effort to reach […]
Music returns to downtown?
Apr 10, 2020
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
UF-inspired cooperative brings virtual rounds to veterinary students at several campuses
Apr 9, 2020
Alex Fox-Alvarez, D.V.M., an assistant professor of small animal surgery at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has a reputation for taking innovative approaches to […]
Dry conditions bring reminder to conserve water outdoors
Apr 9, 2020
With below-normal rainfall causing increasingly drier conditions, the St. Johns River Water Management District wants to remind water users about the importance of outdoor water conservation. […]
Lowe’s closing all stores on Easter Sunday
Apr 9, 2020
Lowe’s Companies announced this week that all stores and distribution centers in the United States and Canada will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 12th. “Our […]
Gainesville nurse resigns to answer calling in New York City hospital
Apr 9, 2020
Editor’s Note This is the fourth article in a series entitled “Frontline NYC” by Mainstreet Daily News Staff Writer Suzette Cook about the experiences of nurses […]
Prum’s Kitchen: “We just want to send a message to the community that we are here for them.”
Apr 9, 2020
Editor’s Note Mainstreet Daily News, in a collaboration with Noel Leroux, founder of Gainesville Downtown, is spotlighting downtown businesses to learn how each one is coping with […]
Coronavirus is not the 11th plague
Apr 8, 2020
What Is Passover? The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan, […]
Online workshop aims to help families build peace at home
Apr 8, 2020
Zoom workshop tonight! Interested in learning techniques to cope with the new normal of being at home? You’re invited to join a one-hour Zoom workshop TONIGHT […]
UF Health making coronavirus testing available to first responders and ER employees
Apr 8, 2020
Local first responders and emergency room employees who do not have symptoms of the novel coronavirus but nonetheless worry they have been exposed to it can […]
Hoarding during the coronavirus isn’t just unnecessary, it’s ethically wrong
Apr 8, 2020
As people rush to stockpile provisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stores have placed restrictions on the purchase of basic goods and medicines. When supply […]
Online county commission meetings will take public comment via phone
Apr 8, 2020
Alachua County is adapting its bi-monthly regular meetings to make sure safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic remain in place but that citizens can make still […]
Cash-strapped Florida hospitals face furloughs as COVID-19 peak nears
Apr 8, 2020
The Center Square – Declining revenues fostered by the postponement of nonessential medical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic has some Florida hospitals facing the brunt of […]
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Apr 8, 2020
These are challenging times, Alachua County. It’s not easy sifting through national websites to best navigate the coronavirus outbreak locally. And while the big picture is […]
County puts discussion of shutdown plan on hold
Apr 7, 2020
Alachua County Commission Chair Robert Hutchinson substituted his household hammer for a gavel and used it to adjourn the April 7th emergency meeting without having a […]