MediaUpdate

​The conversation between the entities comes as the original Newberry and Alachua County contract for facilitating Champions Park sports tourism is set to expire in September.  

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​At the June 24 Alachua County Commission meeting, the board voted to start over on selecting a developer for the Legacy Community workforce housing development and discussed a second possible property for the new animal shelter.

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​In response to the City of Newberry’s June 23, 2025, discussion on Champions Park, some clarification is necessary.

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​The Alachua County Commission will conduct its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The meeting is in the Jack Durrance Auditorium on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville). The daytime meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening meeting is at 5 p.m.

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​Alachua County is proud to announce the launch of an easy-to-use, interactive microsite designed to keep residents informed and involved in the progress of the Forward Focus initiative.

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​The Joint Water and Climate Policy Board is seeking applications to fill five openings on the Citizen Climate Advisory Committee (CCAC), including one position for a youth member. The CCAC currently meets in person in the Grace Knight Conference Room on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville) on the third Monday of each month.

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​“The Youth Academy is an investment in Alachua County’s future,” Hahn said. “It empowers young people with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration to become active participants in their community and future leaders in local government.”

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​“It’ll include public works vehicles, it will include county vehicles used by various departments like fire rescue, public works, EPD. Pretty much any department that has vehicles used for county business,” Mark Sexton, Alachua County Communications Director, shared.

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​Officials with the Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) said they battled a large structure fire for more than 5 hours early Tuesday morning.

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​Alachua County invites local artists, artist collaborators, and not-for-profit organizations to apply for its Art Grant program for Fiscal Year 2026. Incorporated cities within the county (Alachua, Archer, Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, and Waldo) are also eligible.

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​At about 5:45 a.m., crews from Alachua County Fire Rescue and Newberry Fire Department responded to a fire at a structure that housed heavy equipment and multiple vehicles. Witnesses reported hearing explosions as several propane cylinders and fuel tanks were compromised and ruptured. The fire was eventually extinguished.

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​Alachua County Fire Rescue and the Newberry Fire Department were dispatched July 1 to a massive fire at a barn/large workshop.

​In a social media post, ACFR reported that the structure housed heavy equipment and multiple vehicles. Witnesses said they heard explosions as several propane cylinders and fuel within the building were compromised and ruptured during the blaze.​

ACFR reported late Tuesday morning that the blaze had been extinguished and that no injuries or deaths occurred as a result of the fire.​