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​This event will provide a space for collective reflection, remembrance, and healing, while offering hope and support to survivors and their families. Community members are invited to participate in a meaningful morning of remembrance, connection, and inspiration.

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​​The meeting will feature the current status of the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan and the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan, the two major initiatives aimed at making streets safer for all residents.

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​The Alachua County Commission and the City of Hawthorne Commission will conduct a joint meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is at Hawthorne City Hall Auditorium (6875 SE 221st St., Hawthorne).

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​The Alachua County Commission and the City of Alachua Commission will conduct a joint meeting on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 6 p.m. The meeting is at Alachua City Hall (15100 NW 142 Terrace, Alachua).​

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​​Alachua County Fire Rescue says multiple people were taken to the hospital.​

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​The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted Tuesday on the next version of its agreement to support Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) bus routes and asked that the city return weekend service to GRACE Marketplace and the Gainesville Regional Airport.

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​​Fire rescue crews saved a horse in Alachua County after the animal’s leg was trapped in a hole.

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​At their May 13 meeting, the Alachua County Commission awarded $14 million in ARPA funds to Windstream for rural broadband; selected a sculpture for the new court complex; and approved funding for County bus service with a request to the City of Gainesville to add weekend service for GRACE Marketplace. 

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​Over 250 citizens serve on the advisory boards advising County government and local agencies on many topics. They include affordable housing, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, County finances, and many other issues. The Alachua County Commission seeks citizen volunteers to serve on various advisory boards.

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​County commissioners selected nationally recognized artist David Allan Clark to design and install the courthouse sculpture this week.

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​Tuesday, the state house voted to extend their session from June 6th to the 30th, right before the new budget year begins, since they could not agree on one.

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​The Alachua County Commission and the Newberry City Commission held a joint meeting on May 12 and discussed Newberry’s CRA, possible use of Newberry municipal buildings as County offices, and Newberry’s desire to improve SW 15th Avenue; the meeting, held at the UF/IFAS Extension Office in Newberry, was the first joint meeting between the two bodies since 2023 because the Newberry City Commission decided to “take the year off” in 2024.

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​​This ceremony honors and remembers veterans and military service members who lost their lives in service to the nation. This event features multiple patriotic ceremonies, a presentation of colors, an American flag ceremony, musical tributes, and inspirational words from area leaders.

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