Alachua County Public Schools, district offices and all extracurricular activities will be closed on Wednesday due to the upcoming winter storm, according to a press release.
All extracurricular activities will end Tuesday at 5 p.m.
ACPS expects schools and district offices will reopen on Thursday.
Alachua County is under a freeze watch and a winter storm warning from Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. to Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m.
The City of Gainesville has activated its Cold Night Shelter program, with locations at St. Francis House and GRACE Marketplace, according to its Facebook page.
St. Francis House provides temporary shelter for families, women and children.
GRACE Marketplace primarily serves individual adults. Night shelters will open at 7 p.m. and remain open until 7 a.m. the following day. Overnight shelter support will run through Jan. 26.
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Sara-James Ranta is a third-year journalism major, minoring in sociology of social justice and policy. Previously, she served as a general assignment reporter for The Alligator's university desk.
