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Memorial Day weekend, the Gainesville chapter of the Korean War Veterans’ Association will hold a ribbon ceremony honoring the county’s fallen heroes. Saturday, volunteers will wrap ribbons around 136 trees that envelop the Korean and Vietnam memorial on Southwest Archer Road. The trees represent the soldiers from Alachua County who were killed in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The vets plan to take down the ribbons two days later, on Memorial Day. Carl Covey, a Korean War veteran who served in the military for 20 years, said he has 10 vets and a Boy Scouts of America troop signed up to hel...

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Voting precinct changes for the Gainesville Regular Election Precinct 27 voters will cast their ballots at a temporary location this year city commission new graphic Photo by Shannon Ahern | The Independent Florida Alligator About a week ahead of the Gainesville Regular Election, the county reminded voters of a polling place change.  The Alachua County Sup...

Carolina Ilvento Staff Writer Carolina is a second-year journalism major with a minor in sustainability. In the past, she covered stories and events for WUFT, and she is now reporting on Student Government for The Alligator. Carolina loves to do yoga and go to the beach whenever she isn't writing. The campus housing plan prioritizes undergraduate housing by proposing 38% of undergraduate beds to be renovated or replaced with new ones in the next decade. Meanwhile, graduate housing capacity will be cut by more than a third with no anticipated plans of construction of ne...

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