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Watch this Baby Goat Live-Stream for Cuteness Overload!

By Isabella Sorresso | April 1, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
While goats may not be quite as exotic as penguins or jellyfish, we can’t resist a baby goat live-stream! The goats are being broadcast live to us from the Beekman 1802 farm through their Nest camera. According to their page, "Farmer John’s best milkers are in kidding season, so we’ve focused our goat cam on

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Orders State Wide Stay-At-Home Order

By Amanda Roland | April 1, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
Governor Ron DeSantis just ordered a state-wide Stay-at-Home order for the state of Florida to slow the spread of COVID-19. This order will be effective as of Thursday at midnight, and it will last until April 30, according to the state of Florida executive order number 20-91. Alachua County has already been under a Stay-at-Home

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Alachua County Magnet Program Decisions Have Been Postponed

By Amanda Roland | March 31, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
Due to the ever-changing circumstances regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Alachua County Public Schools Magnet Programs have postponed their acceptance decisions. "Updates regarding the notification date will be posted on the Magnet Information website. That website address is https://www.sbac.edu/Page/29448," according to Alachua County Public Schools. The deadline to accept or decline a Magnet acceptance offer will also

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Watch This Adorable Snow Leopard Live-Stream

By Isabella Sorresso | March 30, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
Three words: snow leopard cubs. Do I have you hooked yet? In the midst of all the craziness of coronavirus, the Melbourne Zoo is doing everyone the great service of hosting a snow leopard live-stream of three cubs! There's actually two ways to watch the snow leopard live-stream. The cubs move around a lot, so

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Alachua County Public Schools Releases Instruction Continuity Plan to Start March 30

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | March 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates , Your Schools
The following information has been sent out to parents of children enrolled in Alachua County Public Schools regarding the instruction continuity plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Per the Alachua County School Board: "Alachua County Public School families and staff: As we shared last week, Alachua County Public Schools has developed an Instructional Continuity

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Alachua County “Bear Hunt” Adventures Bring Smiles During Social Distancing

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | March 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates , Happy Community , Local Fun
Who wants to go on a "bear hunt" adventure? Alachua County local business centers and communities have organized their own "bear hunt" adventures to bring smiles to the faces of children while we practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Saturday, March 28,  participating business in the Tioga Town Center have placed stuffed teddy

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How to Plan The Perfect Picnic

By Colleen McTiernan | March 26, 2020 | Forks & Spoons
During this time of social distancing, we have been spending a lot of time inside. Before you feel cabin fever start to set in, plan the perfect picnic for you and your family! You can do this right in your back yard, or you can go to a local public park (most of them are

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11 #Momlife Tweets That Are So Relatable Right Now

By Amanda Roland | March 26, 2020 | Blog , Home Life
#MomLife is always crazy... but with the coronavirus disrupting everything around us, we have reached a new level of crazy! Here are some #MomLife tweets from moms that are going through the same thing you are. We are all in this together! 1. I guess we are homeschool teachers now? The #homeschool student satisfaction survey

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