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Archer and Alachua County commissions discuss road expansion at joint meeting
Archer and Alachua County commissioners held a joint meeting Monday at the Archer Community Center, and their discussion centered around plans to widen parts of Archer Road. In the next five years, the county plans to change the road from an undivided two-lane road to a divided four-lane from Southwest 75th Street (the Tower Road intersection) to Southwest 122nd Street (Parker Road intersection), with the goal being the reduction of consistent traffic. The state owns Archer Road, so completing this plan will require working with the Florida Department of Transportation to eventually accommodate the traffic increase.
Superintendent Andrew apologizes for incorrect Hawthorne attendance data
Andrew said, "I'd like to apologize to our Hawthorne Middle/High school administration, teachers, staff, students, parents, and the community for the inaccurate chronically absent data that we shared in our workshop last week." The post Superintendent Andrew apologizes for incorrect Hawthorne attendance data appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Ascension St. Vincent’s names new CEOs at two area hospitals
Ascension St. Vincent’s named new leaders April 18 at two of its hospitals in Northeast Florida. Kevin Rinks is president and CEO of St. Vincent’s Southside at 4201 Belfort Road in South Jacksonville. Bryan Walrath is president and CEO of St. Vincent’s Clay County at 1670 St. Vincent’s...
Man on probation arrested for hitting woman in the head with a machete and holding her prisoner
Lance Edward Martin, 34, was arrested yesterday and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment after allegedly hitting a woman in the head with a machete and tying her up while he fell asleep. The post Man on probation arrested for hitting woman in the head with a machete and holding her prisoner appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Help send a local child to summer camp
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Looking for summer activities once school’s out? Captain Arnaldo Pena from the local Salvation Army joins us to tell us all about an upcoming free summer camp for kids ages 6-12 years old. They would like to send 50 kids to the one-week camp in...
‘I miss ur face’: Text messages sent by former JSO officer to 17-year-old included in new federal charge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer Josué Garriga III has been charged with the federal crime of using a cell phone/internet to coerce a minor. Last month, Garriga, 34, resigned from JSO after the Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested him on several charges, including unlawful...
Diaper poverty: Gainesville families cut corners on food, transport to fund baby essentials
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Dareesha Black, 27, found herself amid a small crowd gathered at the Alachua County Library. But she wasn't there to delve into the world of non-fiction. Instead, she was on a mission to find diapers. Black, a stay-at-home mother, is a regular at the Bundle of Joy’s weekly diaper poverty distribution bank.
Emergency crews rescue drowning horse from pond
This was the moment a drowning horse was rescued from a pond. Deputies at Alachua County Sheriff's Office along with fire rescue teams responded to a call about a horse drowning in a retention pond in Gainesville, Fla., on April 9. Responders who attended the scene dived into the pond...
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