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Weeds block free flow of Ocklawaha River from Silver Springs to St. Johns River Part III of the Orlando Sentinel series examines how human error helped choke this North Florida river.     Inspecting a boat ramp at the Ocklawaha River’s Rodman Reservoir are Jennifer Carr, president of the Florida Defenders of the Environment, and her daughter, Carmen, and the group’s executive director Jim Gross. Rodman Reservoir is plagued by a chronic growth of muck and floating weeds, as seen ...

Four more Alachua County residents have died from the coronavirus as of Monday’s update from the state health department.  The residents were not associated with long-term care facilities, but additional information about those who died was not available.  A total of 128 residents have now died from the coronavirus, including at least 62 men and 43 women who ranged in age from 28 to 100. Forty resident deaths are connected to long-term care facilities.  The county added 53 new COVID-19 cas...

Alachua County reported 50 new COVID-19 cases and two additional resident deaths in Sunday’s update from the state health department.  Twenty-two resident deaths have been reported by the state health department so far in December. The two most recent residents whose deaths were reported were not affiliated with a long-term care facility, though additional details were not available.   A total of 124 residents have now died from the coronavirus, including at least 62 men and 43 women who ra...

Home/Arts and Entertainment/Micanopy Set To Turn 200, But Pandemic Disrupting Plans for Celebration Joe Pierce said while the cancellation of Micanopys fall festival is making the holiday season a bit tighter, his business, Mosswood Farm Store and Bakehouse, is not doing considerably worse than prior years. (Chasity Maynard/WUFT News) Micanopy Set To Turn 200, But Pandemic Disrupting Plans for Celebration By Chasity Maynard December 24, 2020 The once in a century pandemic is causing havoc on ...

And yet while business is booming for vets in Alachua County, everything is different. The volume of customers has increased, as people stuck at home with their pets have been noticing issues more quickly, vets say. And while finances aren’t threatened, COVID-19 has affected many of the emotional aspects of a vet visit or being a provider. When the pandemic first started, many vets stopped performing elective surgeries but continued to provide other services. However, all procedures have resu...

The state health department reported a local positivity rate of 6.34% for new COVID-19 tests.

For the ninth day so far in December, Alachua County on Monday reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. State health department data also showed that another resident has died from the virus. In the county, 116 residents have died from the coronavirus, including at least 57 men and 41 women who ranged in age from 28 to 100. The most recent fatality was not connected to a long-term care facility but additional information about the person was not readily available. Thirty-nine ...

Alachua County COVID-19 update: 117 new cases, two deaths By staff report The new deaths bring the countys total to 112. The county now has had 14,585 cases of the virus. The positive-results rate for new cases here was 5.35% Thursday. Statewide, another 13,000 cases were added to Floridas total, bringing it to 1,181,483 cases and a one-day positive results rate of 8.75% Thursday. Some 20,690 people have died in Florida from the virus since March. Thursdays 145 new cases were the highest for a...

Alachua County reported two more resident deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the eighth reported so far this month. One of the deaths was related to a long-term care facility, though no additional information on the residents was immediately available.  A total of 110 residents have now died from the coronavirus, including at least 64 men and 42 women who ranged in age from 28 to 100. Thirty-seven resident deaths are connected to long-term care facilities.  The county also reported 98 n...

Alachua County reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day so far this month on Thursday, with 145 new cases. No additional resident deaths were reported in the state health department’s update.  The county’s total case count is now 14,468 and the local positivity rate for new cases was 4.71%.  Statewide, Florida reported 13,148 new cases — its highest single-day total since July. The total case count in the state on Thursday was 1,168,483 and the positivity rate ...