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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - In partnership with the University of Florida’s Museum Studies Program, the Alachua County Community Remembrance Project (ACCRP) is pleased to announce the Alachua County Digital Black Heritage Trail Map and website. 
 
The Digital Black Heritage Trail Map includes 140 community-identified places of significance. It can be viewed independently or by visiting the Alachua County Truth & Reconciliation website. 
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The website is redesigned to feature entirely new content, including ACCRP media and archival resources, trauma-informed resources and curricula for educators, and a custom video animation that honors the victims of racial terror lynching in Alachua County.
 
A print run of approximately 1,600 maps are available for free County-wide distribution. Maps can be picked up at the front desk of the County Commission Office on the second floor of the County Administration Building (12 S.E. 1st Street, Gainesville). A QR code on the map directs users to the updated website. 
 
The Alachua County Digital Black Heritage Trail Map and website highlight the Black community's cultural significance to counter the systematic century-long effort to erase black culture beginning during the Jim Crow era. Demonstrating the importance of Black place-making and institution-building, the map reflects the intergenerational memories of Black culture. With over 140 historical places of significance already identified during phase one of the project, the trail celebrates the resilience of the County’s Black communities. The University of Florida’s Graduate Program in Museum Studies is designing and installing a permanent exhibition in the Alachua County Administration Building in honor of local victims of racial terror and lynching later this spring.
 
ThAC Black Heritage Trail 2e ACCRP is a grassroots community organization dedicated to educating the community about the history of racial violence during the Jim Crow era and its legacies in the persistent racial disparities faced in Alachua County today.
 
For more information, contact Deputy County Manager of Community and Strategic Initiatives Carl Smart at 352-374-5204 or csmart@alachuacounty.us.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Farm Share, Florida’s leading food nonprofit and the state’s largest food bank, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Gainesville area. Recipients will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Distributions are drive-thru only to minimize contact and to help ensure the safety of all parties. Attendees must arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.

With more than 3.9 million families suffering from food insecurity throughout Florida, Farm Share meets the everyday hunger needs of Floridians by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections. 

Farm Share also distributes food to the community through its network of soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers across Florida free of charge. To find a food pantry near you, please visit www.farmshare.org/food-pantries.

Please find more information about this week’s events in your area below.

Event: Project Youthbuild Free Food Distribution

Date: Friday, December 15, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. until supplies last 

Location: 635 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL 32601

 

Event: Gilchrist Prevention Free Food Distribution

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. until supplies last 

Location: Trenton Elementary School, 1350 FL-26, Trenton, FL 32693

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2023) – Neighbors are invited to the unveiling of “Creating Calm,” an outdoor mural produced in memory of late Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) first responder Harold B. Batie, who also was known as children’s magician, “B-Magic.”

 When: Noon Tuesday, Dec. 12

Where: Gainesville Fire Rescue Station #4, 10 SW 36th Street

 From 1971 through his retirement in 2002, Batie served as a GFR firefighter and driver/operator, mostly at Fire Station #4, impacting generations of firefighters with his infectious smile and comradery. As B-Magic, he was known for his humor, community impact and positive messaging with youth. Batie passed away in June 2023.

 The mural is the vision of 10 incarcerated young men and was painted by artist Turbado Marabou. The project was facilitated by Emily Westerholm of Released Reentry and the City of Gainesville Cultural Affairs division, in coordination with the City of Gainesville Arts in Public Places Trust.

 The project was selected earlier this year through the One Nation One Project GNV (ONOP GNV) Phase 1 Community Listening Grant opportunity. One Nation One Project is a national wellness initiative engaging communities through the healing power of the arts. ONOP GNV leverages American Rescue Plan Act resources on increasing arts and cultural engagement to improve youth well-being and reduce youth gun violence in our community.

 For more information, visit the One Nation One Project GNV web page or contact GFR Community Health Director Brandy Stone at 352-334-5078.

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This information is public record and the booking report is provided by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail.  The charges listed are at the time of arrest and and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. For more details on a specific inmate use the Sheriff’s Office inmate search (for inmates currently at the jail). More specific information on charges is available by searching court records.

Jail booking logs are removed from the Alachua County Today website after 30 days.

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - Alachua County is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the Children's Trust of Alachua County. There is one appointment coming available. Applications must be received by Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, to be considered at the Jan. 23, 2024, County Commission meeting for possible recommendation to the Governor's Office.

The Children's Trust is governed by a ten-member board of which the Governor appoints five members. The Governor makes appointments from a list of names recommended by the Alachua County Board of Commissioners. The Governor's Appointments Office has requested three additional names for consideration. 

Applications are available online. Applicants should fill out the application in its entirety, save it, and email it to ttonkavich@alachuacounty.us.

The Children's Trust of Alachua County is an Independent Special District with taxing authority empowered to provide preventive, developmental, and treatment services for local children.

Learn more about the Children's Trust of Alachua County.

 For more information, contact Alachua County Community Support Services Assistant Director Tom Tonkavich at 352-264-6738 or ttonkavich@alachuacounty.us.

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GAINESVILLE, FL - “Commission Meeting Highlights” is a new feature produced by the Alachua County Communications Office. These highlights will give residents a quick review of County Commission meetings and provide video and agenda links. This information is provided by Alachua County. 

Big trucks on small roads
 
During the first special meeting on Tuesday, the County Commission directed staff to work with the Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) and Florida Highway Patrol to limit large trucks and semi-tractor trailers from traveling along county-owned roads less than 11 feet wide.
 
In May, the commission directed staff to bring back information to help establish a regulated truck routes system for Alachua County. Data shows that 43 roadways that are less than 11 feet wide.
 
Staff will work with CVE and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and bring back options for fines and enforcement to address safety concerns.
 
Procurement for small businesses
 
During the second special meeting, the commission voted to update its procurement process for locally owned small businesses to give them a better chance at being awarded government funds.
 
The county’s Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program, which launched in 2006, fosters growth among small, women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned businesses inside Alachua County and its surrounding counties (Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam and Union counties).
 
Qualifying businesses inside the SBE zone can employ up to 25 full-time employees and now have a maximum net worth of up to $5 million.
 
The county will also look to capture data that tracks how SBEs are utilized in county contracts. That includes when contracts are not directly awarded but are used as subcontractors.
 
Eligible businesses can earn an additional 5% discount on their bid price preference for contracts worth up to $50,000. Contractors who use small businesses for 15% of their work can earn 3%.
 
“Having these guidelines allows people access to government contracts,” said Commission Chairwoman Mary Alford. “Giving people the opportunity to get these jobs helps their businesses survive.”
 
The commission also voted to create an emerging small business category and asked staff to bring back recommendations for capacity-building initiatives that could include mentoring and other best practices for potential SBE vendors.
 
Alachua County is home to 6,377 businesses. Of those, 4,366 have 20 or less full-time employees. Last year, the county awarded $56 million in competitive procurement contracts. Roughly $2 million went to SBE vendors. 
 
Agriculture Land Protection
 
The commission also heard an update on an Alachua County Agricultural Land Protection Strategy, which is currently under development through a partnership between county staff, Alachua Conservation Trust, and community members. 
 
The strategy will aid in protecting working agricultural lands and local food production systems while enhancing the mission of the Alachua County Forever program. 
 
Once developed, the strategy will utilize Wild Spaces and Public Places surtax funding to protect agricultural lands through conservation easements with willing landowners as a part of the county’s goal to protect 30% of the county’s land and water by 2030 to protect essential ecosystem services and create a buffer against the worst impacts of climate change.
 
Hunting Business Plan
 
The commission approved staff to work with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and interested community members to develop a new wildlife management area allowing hunting on a portion of Lochloosa Slough Preserve south of Hawthorne. 
 
The county currently has ten properties that allow some form of recreational hunting. 
 
 

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Donation from local broadband provider used to purchase Walmart Gift Cards for families in need

 HIGH SPRINGS – Today, representatives from Cox Communications (Cox) presented High Springs Police Chief J. Antoine Sheppard with gift cards totaling $4,000 to support Operation Holiday Cheer. The gift cards will be distributed through the Police Department’s annual holiday-giving initiative to families in need of a little extra support this holiday season.

“Private and public partnerships are essential during community outreach. Through this relationship, we all win by giving back”, said High Springs Police Chief Antoine Sheppard.

“In my mind, the holidays wouldn’t be complete without good food to share with family and friends,” said Aimee Pfannenstiel, Central Florida market vice president for Cox. “When we learned of the opportunity to enhance the Operation Holiday Cheer program by providing funds to also feed families in need, it was an easy yes.”

The High Springs Police Department with the help of our wonderful community has been overseeing the Holiday Cheer program annually for many years. The program works with the local schools to coordinate a list of candidates to receive items each year around the holiday season to spread Christmas magic and cheer.

Cox expanded its services into High Springs earlier this year. Currently, more than 500 homes now have access Cox’s fiber broadband network, with plans for more than 1,500 more to be connected throughout 2024.

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