Newberry City Hall remains closed to visitors and customers
Jun 30, 2020
The City of Newberry released the following statement last week about a city employee that tested positive for COVID-19: “The City of Newberry reports that one […]
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Newberry City Hall remains closed to visitors and customers
The City of Newberry released the following statement last week about a city employee that tested positive for COVID-19: “The City of Newberry reports that one […]
COVID-19 tests in Alachua County hard to get? Try Gilchrist and Levy counties
Jun 29, 2020
Flashback about a month ago when anyone could make an appointment to get a COVID-19 test at the Alachua County Health Department drive-through testing site with […]
DeSantis responds to surging COVID-19 positive cases in Florida
Jun 29, 2020
“I was young once and I understand the mindset,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said, surrounded by doctors from the Ascension Sacred Heart hospital in Pensacola on […]
Florida COVID-19 positive tests remain over 2,000 for second straight day
Jun 14, 2020
Florida is reporting for the second day in a row more than 2,000 positive COVID-19 test results, which is the second-highest one-day increase in new COVID-19 […]
Relations between the community and police are the focus of tonight’s Telephone Town Hall
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 […]
County clarifies how State Order moving Florida into Phase 2 changes Emergency Order 20-25
Jun 4, 2020
The Alachua County Communications Office released the following statement clarifying how the State Executive Order 20-139 (moving Florida into Phase 2) changes County Emergency Order 20-25. Read […]
AAA: 42% of Floridians less likely to evacuate from a hurricane due to COVID-19 concerns
Jun 2, 2020
Floridians are increasingly concerned about the 2020 Hurricane Season and the coronavirus is one of the reasons why. According to a AAA survey – fielded last week – […]
City of Alachua offering COVID-19 testing
Jun 1, 2020
The City of Alachua is partnering with the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County to provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing to Alachua residents ages 10 and […]
Gainesville-Alachua Realtor Association provides over 54,000 meals to Bread of the Mighty Food Bank
May 31, 2020
The Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors (GACAR) raised close to $5,500.00 and collected over a dozen overflowing boxes of food and personal hygiene donations for the […]
Newberry Mayor: “I saw a lot of love the last few weeks”
May 30, 2020
Opinion As the State works towards reopening, the numbers in this pandemic keep trending down, giving us all hope, and we all come out of our […]
Realtor Association hosts Drive-Up food drive for Bread of the Mighty
May 27, 2020
Despite the office being closed since March 13th, the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors (GACAR) continues to find ways to engage its members and support the […]
Disney presents plan to reopen on July 11th
May 27, 2020
According to the site wdwinfo.com, Walt Disney World could open its gates on July 11th. Jim McPhee, Senior Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World, […]
Newberry offering COVID-19 testing
May 26, 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 NW […]
County requests vacation rental reopening
May 26, 2020
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved on May 26th a request be sent to the Department of Business and Professional Regulations asking that […]
Facebook announces new SHOPS platform
May 20, 2020
Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg went live on May 19th to announce the launch of Facebook Shops in partnership with Spotify. Zuckerberg said COVID-19 was […]
Uber: Florida Veterans ride free to VA appointments during COVID-19
May 19, 2020
The Florida Veterans Foundation today announced its partnership with Uber to create the ‘Veterans Ride Program’ for Florida Veterans who may have limited transportation options when […]
COVID-19 Testing Offered in Newberry
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 […]
The effects of the pandemic on minorities subject of next Gainesville Telephone Town Hall
May 18, 2020
The City of Gainesville is hosting a one-hour telephone town hall Monday, May 18 at 5:30 p.m. to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
National media descends on Alachua County to cover drive thru weddings
May 17, 2020
Hours before the second round of drive-thru weddings kicked off on May 14th in Downtown Gainesville, Alachua County Clerk of the Court Jess Irby had a […]
UF and Santa Fe discuss transitions at Gainesville Telephone Town Hall meeting tonight
May 13, 2020
The City of Gainesville will host its next telephone town hall at 7:15 p.m. tonight, May 13. Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe will be joined by University […]
Florida Realtors optimistic market disruption from COVID-19 is temporary
May 13, 2020
The Center Square – The COVID-19 emergency’s economic fallout has disrupted Florida’s real estate market, with buyers hesitant to pull the trigger and uncertain owners delaying […]
Before you go to the Oaks Mall…
May 11, 2020
If you think your favorite store at the Oaks Mall in Gainesville was ready for business as of the May 8th re-opening, check before you make […]
Phase 1: Hair salons, barbershops, and nail salons re-opening on May 11th
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 […]
Is it safe to visit your mother on Mother’s Day?
May 8, 2020
As a physician, mother, daughter and socially responsible human, I’m finding Mother’s Day to be complicated for me this year, as it is for millions. Questions […]