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🌱 What Irby and Mebane’s new grade setup means for your child
Alachua, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Alachua! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Irby and Mebane’s new grade setup means for your child
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Deborah J.!
Today's riddle: Why can't you play cards with pirates ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
- Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Alachua County School Board approves restructuring of Alachua schools (mainstreetdailynews.com) — Families in Alachua will see a major school shakeup: Irby Elementary will stay a Pre-K–2 campus for the entire Alachua zone, with all students moving to Mebane for grades 3–8. The decision comes amid a broader right-sizing plan that closes Alachua Elementary in coming years and reshapes attendance boundaries, construction plans, and traffic patterns across local schools. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Music and Movement →
High Springs Branch | Alachua County Library District, 23779 US-27, High Springs
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Florida Gators Baseball vs Kentucky - presented by Meldon Law
Condron Family Ballpark Gainesville, Fla.,
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High Springs Brewing Company, 18562 NW 237th St, High Springs
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Condron Family Ballpark Gainesville, Fla.,
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Florida Gators Baseball vs Kentucky - presented by Davis Chevrole
Condron Family Ballpark Gainesville, Fla.,
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Teen Arts and Crafts
High Springs Branch - Meeting Room
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High Springs Farmers Market →
High Springs Farmers Market, 23517 NW 185th Rd, High Springs
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Clay Brooker @ Daft Cow Brewery - Alachua, FL. →
Daft Cow Brewery, 13800 Tech City Cir Suite 100, Alachua
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81st Annual Newberry Watermelon Festival →
Newberry Watermelon Festival, 1739 SW 248th Dr, Newberry
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Newberry Watermelon Festival →
CountryWay TownSquare, 1739 SW 248th Dr, Newberry
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Thursday May 7
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
Sunday May 10
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- For all you bird lovers...
Merlin Bird ID App is awesome. Records the birds and lists them + their info. This morning I had 16 different birds visit! (Nextdoor Shaw Farms) - Alachua County Victim Services marked another powerful year of the Survivors of Violence Art Exhibit at the Harn Museum of Art.
Featuring more than 25 pieces, including spoken word and drawing a crowd of 150 attendees, this was the largest exhibit to date! Thanks to all who… (Nextdoor )
- Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Lead Customer Service Representative in Alachua. Apply here.
- University of Florida posted a job opening for Custodial Worker III in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alachua here.
🗞 Nearby News
High Springs
- Students in High Springs roll into bicycle safety month (wcjb.com)
- Future of High Springs fire and police on deck for Thursday workshop (mainstreetdailynews.com)
Gainesville
- Downtown Gainesville businesses work to stay visible during Streatery construction: ‘We're open' (wcjb.com)
- Gainesville man receives 46-month sentence for Wells Fargo bank robbery (mainstreetdailynews.com)
- HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital Now Open to Patients (352today.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they are always sitting on the deck ? (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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