Many parents are asking themselves, "What will school be like in 2021?," and Richard Corcoran, Florida's Education Commissioner, is working on the answer. A plan to extend the current Emergency Order and remote learning options for schools into 2021 is… read more
In memory of Lola Perkins (picture above, far left), a Team Sun Country athlete, the Perkins family is offering to pay the tuition of one gymnast at Sun County Sport Center through the Lola Perkins Memorial Scholarship. "All gymnasts who… read more
Walmart and Ibotta have teamed up to provide free Thanksgiving dinner for families. All you have to do is download an app and go shopping! Ibotta is an app that people use to get paid back for common, everyday purchases.… read more
The Alachua County Public Schools’ (ACPS) director of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Department won the Golden School Foodservice Director of the Year Award! Her name is Maria Eunice (pictured above), and she was awarded this highest honor because of… read more
The ACCENT Speakers Bureau at UF is excited to have Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai speak at UF today on November 18. This event will take place virtually on November 18 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. through Zoom. In order to… read more
This year, Frito-Lay has given Cheeto-lovers a pretty cheesy gift – The Bon Appé-Cheetos® Holiday Cookbook. Find out how you can get your paws on it this holiday season! "’Tis the season to eat, drink and cheers to a Cheetos®… read more
Alachua County Schools will reopen on Friday, November 13. "The free curbside meals typically distributed on Thursdays will be distributed tomorrow (Friday) at the usual 24 sites from 9:30 to 1 p.m. The list of sites is available at yourchoicefresh.com,"… read more
Due to Tropical Storm Eta Eta, Alachua County libraries and pools will be closed tomorrow, November 12. The library district issued a statement on November 11: " Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency order for multiple counties,… read more
Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Clarke (pictured right) has announced that she will be stepping down next summer, effective June 30, 2021. Clarke has lead ACPS since the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, and most notably she has… read more
November is National Diabetes Month, and November 14 is World Diabetes Day (WWD). This day was first created in 1991 by IDF (International Diabetes Federation) and the World Health Organization as more and more people were being affected by the… read more
