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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 07:24 pm

Alachua County News

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Yesterday | First Coast News

Woman Disappears after Leaving Work in Alachua County

Investigators in Alachua County need help finding a woman who's been missing for ten days.

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Related Topix: Waldo, FL

Friday | WJXX

Hit And Run Leaves Wheelchair Bound Man in Hospital

A man from Lake City is behind bars in Gainesville, charged with driving drunk and hitting a man in a wheelchair.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

WWSB

Florida bomb squad deactivates 33 pipe bombs

The Alachua County bomb squad has deactivated 33 pipe bombs and found 40 guns and 267 marijuana plants at a home near Gainesville.

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Related Topix: Drugs

WOKV-AM Jacksonville

Cops Find Dozens Of Explosives During Drug Bust

Alachua County police are defusing more than 30 explosive devices, after making a drug bust at a Gainesville home Monday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Gainesville, FL

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Gainesville.com

K-5 arts fundraising drive continues despite deadline

Alex Velozo, a recent Buchholz High School graduate who said their art department was vastly under-funded, holds a sign during a protest on NW 43rd Street Wednesday afternoon near the office of Senator Steve ...

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Related Topix: The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay, Gainesville, FL

Sat Jul 12, 2008

The Florida Times Union

LAW & DISORDER: Boy, 3, hurt by gun in home

A 3-year-old Jacksonville boy was severely wounded Sunday night when a gun discharged inside a home near Murray Hill, police said.

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Related Topix: Duval County, FL, Jacksonville Metro, Murray Hill (Jacksonville, FL), Jacksonville, FL

Thu Jul 10, 2008

WCJB

Deadline Approaches To Save Art And Music Programs

With the first day of school just 5 weeks away, the window of opportunity to bring back art and music programs narrows.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

WCJB

Authorities Searching For Suspects Who Raped An Ocala Woman

One minute she's waiting for her food in the Waffle House Parking Lot, the next she's being held at gunpoint by three men who raped her.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, FL, Ocala, FL

WJXT

Deputies Investigate Gang Rape In Gainesville

Alachua County deputies are looking for three men accused of abducting a 20-year-old woman at gunpoint, taking her to an apartment and raping her.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, FL

Gainesville.com

Alachua County awarded an A for education

In January 2007, Metcalfe students, teachers and faculty celebrated the passing of the school year's first 100 days.

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Related Topix: Gainesville Metro, Gainesville, FL, Education Etc.

Tue Jul 08, 2008

WCJB

County Commission To Hear Condo Proposal

Five months have passed since residents have had the chance to talk about a proposed condo project at Gainesville Golf and Country Club.

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WRUF-AM Gainesville

Alachua Schools Need Thousands of Dollars in Two Days

Time is running out as Alachua county public schools need over 800-thousand dollars by July 10th to reinstate the art and music programs.

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Related Topix: Alachua, FL

Gainesville.com

Fundraiser targets county arts

Deborah DesForges, the Director of the Gainesville Youth Chorus laugh while talking with her students Monday afternoon at Glen Springs Elementary.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, FL

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WRUF-AM Gainesville

Bertha becomes a hurricane

Forecasters say it's too early to tell where the first hurricane of the Atlantic season may go.

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Related Topix: Weather

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Gainesville.com

Crowds gather for fourth of July activities

University of Florida students Aaron Beaty, 32, and Travis Bennett, 20, talk together during Fanfares and Fireworks on the UF campus Thursday, July 3, 2008.

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Related Topix: Cedar Key, FL, Micanopy, FL, Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Gainesville.com

Democratic luncheon gives out awards

Published: Monday, June 30, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 11:51 p.m. The Alachua County Democratic Party held its awards luncheon last week and the winners were: Harry Truman "The ...

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Related Topix: Buck, Ska, Gainesville, FL, Opinion

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WCJB

Fire Service Cutbacks?

The sound of sirens is welcome music during an emergency, but it may be getting fainter for some Alachua County residents living in unincorporated areas.

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Related Topix: Micanopy, FL, La Crosse, FL, Newberry, FL, High Springs, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Self-made activist embraces dead German shepherd's case

When Holly Gann heard about Ella, the German shepherd left to die in a crate without food or water, the 21-year-old Melbourne native decided she had to do something.

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL, Brevard County, FL, Animal Rights, Florida

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Local10

Park Ranger Killed By Falling Tree

A state park ranger died when a tree crashed through the roof of his pickup truck during a storm Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Gainesville Metro, Gainesville, FL, Micanopy, FL

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Gainesville.com

Riding to horses' rescue

Annie Johnson, at left, recently purchased the horses from an abandoned property in an effort to save them.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, FL

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