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WEB4 days ago — Emergency motion filed against Gainesville’s November election ballot. Seth Johnson. Sep 24, 2024. GRU Authority looks to expedite lawsuit review. Education.
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WEB3 days ago — Emergency motion filed against Gainesville’s November election ballot. Seth Johnson. Sep 24, 2024. GRU Authority looks to expedite lawsuit review. Education.
Pavlov Media shines light on Gainesville fiber optic expansion
WEBMar 20, 2024 — Douglas said the expansion project started in June 2023 and nearly 560 miles of fiber optic cable has followed. Photo by Seth Johnson Pavlov Media announced its fiber expansion into residential areas of Gainesville. “The physics behind fiber are all about communications at the speed of light, so we thought, well, if you don’t have fiber ...
Helene inflicts ‘tremendous’ amount of tree damage in Gainesville
WEBSep 27, 2024 10:36 am. GRU crews work on a power line damaged by a tree on eastbound Newberry Road next to The Rock Church in Gainesville on Friday morning following Hurricane Helene. Photo by C.J. Gish. Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday night as a powerful Category 4 storm near Perry, Florida, a Taylor County community about 90 ...
Santa Fe’s downtown enrollment doubled after opening Blount Hall
WEBSep 17, 2024 5:50 pm. Santa Fe College has seen a steep increase in enrollment at its downtown location since opening the new Blount Hall. Photo by Seth Johnson. After the new Blount Hall opened in 2022, Santa Fe College reports nearly tripled enrollment in continuing education and doubled enrollment for credit courses housed at its downtown ...
It’s official: Publix coming to Newberry - Mainstreet Daily News ...
WEBAug 7, 2023 — The city of Newberry’s new Publix is on the way, and it will be the largest in Alachua County. A social media post by Bosshardt Realty last week congratulated Teresa Hoffman for selling 9.06 acres on the corner of Newberry Road and CR235, finalizing a space for the Publix. Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe said Publix is planning the new store to be over 50,000 square feet, which is larger than ...
School Board approves employee salary increase, contract
WEBJan 19, 2024 — The School Board of Alachua County approved a new salary schedule and contract for teachers and educational support employees on Friday. Employees will receive a 3.5% raise, in addition to their automatic step increase from the beginning of the school year. The step increase varies for different employees but is usually about 1%.
State Road 26 shuts down after sinkhole opens near Newberry
WEBAug 5, 2024 — Newberry Road/State Road 26 has been closed in both directions near the Gilchrist County and Alachua County border after a giant sinkhole opened up. According to Alachua County, the sinkhole is approximately 35 feet wide and 15 feet deep. While on the shoulder of the road, the county said Newberry Road was deemed unstable.
Alachua County passes new millage rate, amends development code
WEBSep 25, 2024 — The millage rate, approved at 7.6180 mills, follows the proposed millage passed earlier this summer and passed on first reading at the previous BOCC meeting. The new rate is a drop from the current 7.6414 millage rate but remains 6.78% higher than the rollback rate. This rollback rate uses a formula required …