Florida Division of Emergency Management encourages residents to utilize Florida’s second Disaster Sales Tax Holiday ahead of peak hurricane season
FDEM encourages Floridians to restock disaster preparedness items during the second of Florida’s two 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays beginning August 24 through September...
Alachua County reopens several more nature preserves
Several more nature preserves have been reopened...
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FDOH-Alachua urges residents to follow flood safety tips
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County urges residents to be aware of the health risks associated with flooding...
Rep. Cammack, Rep. Moskowitz lead Florida colleagues in bipartisan hurricane recovery letter to Pres. Biden
Congresswoman Cammack and Congressman Jared Moskowitz led a letter with their Florida colleagues to President Biden requesting the activation of Public Assistance Category A (debris...
SR 26 (Newberry Road) closed in both directions near Gilchrist County line due to sinkhole
SR 26 is closed in both directions near the Gilchrist County line due to a large sinkhole opening....
Officials advise hunkering down today
Hurricane Debby made landfall and is moving north. Assuming that the system doesn’t stall, we expect the storm to leave our area later this evening....
Debby is now a Category 1 Hurricane
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Debby to a Category 1 hurricane...
Tree falls on HSPD patrol car during early part of storm
While on a downed-tree service call during the rain bands of Tropical Storm Debby, another tree fell on an occupied police vehicle. Fortunately, the officer...
Important reminders about safely using generators
Alachua County wants to remind residents that using a generator indoors can result in carbon monoxide poisoning and even death....
Storm closures/reopenings for Hurricane Debby
Storm closures/reopenings in Alachua County...