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On May 21, voters chose to keep the half-cent healthcare sales tax in McPherson County for another ten years, with 2,078 votes in favor and 432 votes against.

Abigail Perret-Gentil left her job at a biotech to start a nonprofit organization called Grace Grows to combat this food desert.

HELP-NM has orchestrated the walk for the past 14 years.

Alachua County Public Schools will provide free meals for children at more than 70 sites this summer

Program begins Sept. 14

No child left hungry Children of all ages throughout Alachua County will again be fed breakfast and lunch this summer. Thanks to a federally funded food service program that runs from Monday through July 23, children from infants to 18 years old can receive free breakfast and lunch at 93 locations with a multitude of options that include in-person, bus routes, curb side grab and go and the Alachua County School Districts food truck, which visits underserved neighborhoods including Hidden Oaks, ...

Home/Law and public safety/Gainesville Police Advisory Council Discuss Overcrowding And Youth Arrest Rates The Gainesville Police Advisory Council met virtually Wednesday to discuss youth arrest rates and overcrowding in entertainment venues. (Kalia Richardson/WUFT News) Gainesville Police Advisory Council Discuss Overcrowding And Youth Arrest Rates By Kalia Richardson April 29, 2021 The Gainesville Police Advisory Council on Wednesday discussed ways to reduce overcrowding at youth-oriented e...

Large gathering at T.B. McPherson Center on Easter Sunday sparks stricter rule enforcement from city Some East Gainesville community members feel the notice is hypocritical, others complained to the city A notice posted at TB McPherson Park on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo by Julia Cooper | ...

Easter event prompted calls to police  It always draws many more people on Easter so two years ago it was moved to the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center off Northeast Eighth Avenue and Waldo Road with the citys blessing, said John Alexander of GPDs Youth and Community Services Division. It was not held last year because of COVID-19. This year the organizers moved it to MLK on their own. At some point, teens and young adults left to start a spinoff at McPherson. "You saw an uprising of...

Incumbent Gail Johnson, newcomer Desmon Duncan-Walker elected to city commission Voter turnout fell to about 11%, the lowest in Gainesville city elections since 1997 March 17, 2021 | 7:15am EDT Desmon Duncan-Walker, the District 1 Gainesville City Commissioner-elect, talks to reporters after her win at Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. on March 16, 2021. Photo by Julia Coin | ...