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​The Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office is accepting vendor applications for the annual Disability Awareness Expo scheduled for July 29 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center.

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​The Levy Loop Trail and associated parking lot at Barr Hammock Preserve will temporarily close beginning Sunday, June 28, to allow for maintenance and safety improvements.

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​The exercise will cap Amateur Radio Week in Alachua County and is expected to draw participation from an estimated 30,000 amateur radio operators from across the country.

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​The Florida Department of Health confirmed on Monday Alachua County’s first case of the West Nile virus this year. There were no reported cases of the virus in the county last year. 

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​At the June 23 meeting, the Alachua County Commission agreed to consider an anti-ICE resolution in August and discussed the future of the northwest Boys and Girls Club property.

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​lachua County Parks & Open Space has completed a solar site lighting project at Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center (210 SE 134th Ave., Micanopy).

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​The Florida Department of Health warned residents that a confirmed case of West Nile Virus has been detected in Alachua County, the first case reported this year.

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​The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County (DOH-Alachua) is informing residents of a confirmed human case of locally acquired West Nile virus.

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​Alachua County Animal Resources has temporarily suspended cat and kitten adoptions through June 30 after an increase in upper respiratory infections among cats entering the shelter.

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​Alachua County Animal Resources has suspended cat and kitten adoptions for one week, starting Tuesday, June 23, 2026, through June 30, due to an increase in upper respiratory infections among cats entering the shelter.

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​​The Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office is seeking vendors for the annual Disability Awareness Expo, scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center (1028 NE 14th St., Gainesville).

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​The issue was discussed at an April commission meeting and later deferred to the fall at a special meeting held in early May.

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​The CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida announced the organization is selling its 51st Street property in Gainesville, prompting residents to speak at an Alachua County Commission meeting on Tuesday.

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​or one week, the Alachua County Animal Resources will suspend adoptions for cats and kittens beginning Tuesday due to more cases of cats with respiratory infections entering the shelter.

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