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Mar24 2025
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Alachua County, Gainesville leaders discuss funding for ongoing downtown projects

WCJB TV20 News(View Press Release)

Gainesville city commissioners updated Alachua County commissioners about the status of community projects on Monday.​

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Mar22 2025
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World Master Athletic Competition kicks off in Alachua County

WCJB TV20 News(View Press Release)

​​Cheers from around the world are heard right here in Alachua County as the World Masters Athletic Competition kicks off.

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Mar21 2025
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Alachua County leaders prepare for World Masters and economic boost that comes with it

WCJB TV20 News(View Press Release)

​​After a year of preparations for the 2025 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships, organizers are opening their doors tomorrow and preparing for the economic boost.

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Mar21 2025
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Final development plan approved for mixed-use, 12-acre site in Jonesville

Mainstreet Daily News(View Press Release)

​​Approved unanimously, the project will front Newberry Road and add another development section between the city of Newberry and Gainesville. The site is currently heavily wooded and is across the road from the Campus USA Credit Union building.

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Mar21 2025
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Alachua County is ready for the 2025 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships

Gainesville Sun(View Press Release)

​The World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships will be held for the first time in the United States next week and Gainesville will be the host city of the event.

​Hosted by Alachua County, the biennially event will be free and held from March 23-30 at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center in Celebration Pointe.

The opening ceremony for competition will be held Saturday featuring 3,700 athletes representing 99 countries, making this year's event the most represented in the championship's history. Founded by the World Masters Athletics, the first championship was held in 2004 at Sindelfingen, Germany.

Athletes must be 35 years or older to participate, and 23 athletes will be representing the local community. Two of the event's oldest participants include a 104-year-old Thailand man and a 96-year-old New York woman.​

​The opening of the events center in Celebration Pointe was a major factor in drawing the event to Gainesville and Alachua County, said Radd Sports Senior Vice President Stephen Rodriguez when he was interviewed on Alachua County Talks, the county's talk show hosted by Communications Director Mark Sexton.

​The 144,000-square-foot facility can host everything from pickleball to full track events. The project cost $35.32 million.

The site was chosen to host the event after some members of the WMA council visited the area to see the events center, Rodriguez said.

"We identified this opportunity that existed that World Masters Athletics was reopening a bid for their indoor championship in 2025," Rodriguez said.

​Some of the competitions will be held outside, including two 10K road races, Rodriquez said. The course is a 5K loop that runners will complete twice from Celebration Pointe Avenue to where runners will finish on Bass Pro Shops Boulevard.​
Mar21 2025
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March 25 Alachua County Commission Regular Meeting

Alachua Chronicle(View Press Release)

​​The Alachua County Commission will conduct its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 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 meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening portion of the meeting is canceled.

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Mar21 2025
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March 24 Alachua County Commission and City of Gainesville Commission Joint Meeting

Alachua Chronicle(View Press Release)

The Alachua County Commission and the City of Gainesville Commission will conduct a joint meeting on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 1 p.m. The meeting is in the Grace Knight Conference Room on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville).​​

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Mar21 2025
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Public works professionals set to compete at the 2025 APWA Santa Fe Branch Annual Equipment Roadeo

Alachua Chronicle

​​The Santa Fe Branch of the American Public Works Association (APWA) is pleased to announce its Annual Equipment Roadeo, scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center (23100 West Newberry Road, Newberry).

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Mar20 2025
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Alachua County gears up to host global athletes at World Masters Games this weekend

WCJB TV20 New(View Press Release)

​​The World Masters Games are set to kick off in Alachua County this Sunday, with athletes from around the globe arriving to compete.

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Mar18 2025
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Alachua County to Host World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships

Worldwide Running Media(View Press Release)

Alachua County is set to welcome over 3,700 athletes from 99 countries for the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships, beginning Saturday and running for a full week. With coaches, support staff, and supporters, the event is expected to bring over 9,000 visitors to the area, filling the Alachua County Sports & Event Center and West End in Gainesville. The competition is open to masters athletes aged 35 and older, including participants in their 80s and 90s, with the oldest competitor being a 104-year-old sprinter.

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Mar18 2025
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Archer talks financial recovery, road expansion with Alachua County

Mainstreet Daily News(View Press Release)

​​Archer Mayor Fletcher Hope highlighted the commission’s corrective actions to recover financially since discovering misallocations, unpaid taxes and a lack of auditing late last year. These efforts started under current Vice Mayor Iris Bailey and continued after Hope became mayor in January.

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