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Winter Storm Enzo is forecasted to bring a rare bout of freezing rain and the possibility of sleet to Gainesville early Wednesday morning. Alachua County is under a freeze watch and winter storm warning from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 1.p.m. Wednesday.
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UF Ukraine Rebuilding Initiative members stand with Gainesville mayor to mark sister-city partnership Oct. 31, 2024.
Hasta el martes a las 7 p.m., más de 30,679 residentes del condado de Alachua han votado el día de las elecciones. En general, el condado ha visto alrededor del 84% de participación electoral con la votación anticipada y las boletas por correo incluidas, o 137,739 boletas emitidas, según el rastreador de participación del condado.
As of Tuesday at 7 p.m., over 30,679 Alachua County residents have voted on Election Day. Overall, the county has seen about 84% voter turnout with early voting and mail-in ballots included, or 137,739 ballots cast, according to the county’s turnout tracker.
James Bates, a linebacker on the Florida football team from 1992-1996, tackles a Georgia Bulldog during the 1995 game in Athens, Georgia. Courtesy to the Alligator from James Bates.
There is one Florida Senate seat up for election on the Alachua County ballot: District 9.
Florida House District 10 encompasses all of Union, Bradford, Columbia and Baker counties. It also includes the northern half of Alachua County, with a small portion of the northernmost neighborhoods outside of Gainesville enveloped as well.
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is responsible for setting up polling locations, educating voters, maintaining voter registration and verifying election results.
District 1 includes the southernmost portion of Alachua County, including Archer and Micanopy, as well as sections of Paynes Prairie. Most Gainesville areas west of the Archer Road and Southwest 23rd Terrace intersection are part of District 1.
There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate.
Election Day is less than a week away. In anticipation of an influx of early voters, the Alligator has crafted a voter guide outlining candidates from the county level to the state level.
As a crisp fall breeze swept through Gainesville, students, alumni and families gathered to celebrate the Gator Nation’s annual Homecoming celebration Friday.
Vision Party swept Senate seats in this Fall’s UF Student Government election season, maintaining its majority about a year after it formed in Fall 2023.
¿Cuándo y dónde tocará tierra el huracán Milton?
Update: Traffic lights are out on Northwest 39th Avenue between 83rd Street and 98th Street, according to a City of Gainesville post on X.If there are no signal lights at an intersection, the post recommends treating it like a four-way stop. Red flashing lights should be treated as a stop sign. Under yellow flashing lights, drivers should proceed with caution only when traffic permits. Power has been restored to the outage near Saint Francis Catholic Academy, according to GRU’s outage map.
UPDATE: UF will reopen Saturday, having sustained only “minor damage from downed trees,” President Kent Fuchs wrote in an email Friday.No UF students or employees were injured in the storm, Fuchs added.“I want to extend my sincere thanks to our campus staff who worked tirelessly overnight and through the storm to ensure the university and our facilities remained steady,” Fuchs wrote in the email.
Editor’s note: This story contains depictions of animal cruelty.
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