Alachua Democrat Scarborough drops out of Florida Senate race

Alachua County Democrat Brian Scarborough announced he will end his campaign for the Florida Senate.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120509536

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 16:40:26 -0700

Gainesville housing market shows steady improvement

Gainesville home sales continued to pick up in April while the slow march toward stabilizing prices suffered a setback, according to figures released Tuesday by Florida Realtors.
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Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 16:24:27 -0700

Political opposites Clay and Alachua joined in new Senate district

At opposite ends of the political spectrum, Alachua and Clay counties are now joined together in the Florida Senate.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120509966

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 15:09:46 -0700

NCAA Softball Roundup: Florida, Florida State upset in openers

The top-seeded Gators (46-12), playing without three starters because of undisclosed reasons, lost in their NCAA Tournament opener as they were shut down by Florida Gulf Coast's Shelby Morgan, who attended nearby Alachua Santa Fe High.
http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/florida-gators/2012-05-18/story/ncaa-softball-roundup-florida-florida-state-upset

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 19:38:04 -0700

Plenty of road questions, no happy answers

Glory K. Ruby recently wrote in with several questions about roads in Alachua County, one of which is on Archer Road.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120529990

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 15:08:44 -0700

State's jobless rate is lowest it's been in 3 years

Gainesville's unemployment rate improved in April as 270 more people found work while Florida's unemployment rate dipped below 9 percent to the lowest level in more than three years.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120519586

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:58:47 -0700

Alachua County not represented on water districts' “stakeholder” group

The St. Johns River and Suwannee River water management districts have formed a “stakeholder committee.”
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120519957

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 16:22:00 -0700

County FCAT scores at or above state average

Days after the state changed the FCAT scoring system for the writing portion of the test, results show Alachua County students were at or slightly better than the state average.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120519597

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:15:36 -0700

Head-on collision in Alachua sends 3 to hospital

Three people were hospitalized Thursday after a two-car head-on collision that closed U.S. 441 in Alachua for more than an hour, authorities said.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120519982

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 09:58:46 -0700

Florida DT Orr cited; 11th in Muschamp's tenure

Florida defensive tackle Leon Orr violated the terms of his deferred prosecution agreement for his misdemeanor marijuana possession charge by getting cited for knowingly driving with a suspended license on Monday.
http://espn.go.com/colleges/florida/story/_/id/7934888/florida-gators-leon-orr-cited-knowingly-driving-suspended-license

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:37 -0700