Alachua County to prepare for strong winds, city of Gainesville offices to be closed Friday
The Alachua County elections office is off the hook. Image via Rachael Gregory/Fresh Take Florida.

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The area is bracing for tropical-storm-force winds.

All city of Gainesville offices will be closed on Friday, according to Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward in a post made on X. Closures include all Alachua County government offices, the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and the Rural Collection Centers. Other county closures for Friday include:

— City of Alachua.

— City of Archer.

— City of Hawthorne.

— City of High Springs.

— Town of LaCrosse.

— City of Micanopy.

— City of Newberry.

— City of Waldo.

— Property Appraiser.

— Alachua County School Board.

— Alachua County Libraries.

— Children’s Trust of Alachua County.

— Career Source.

— Courts in all counties of the 8th Circuit, including Alachua County.

The National Weather Service says Alachua County has a 100% chance of strong tropical-storm force winds. Prepare for 58 to 73 mph sustained winds with gusts to hurricane strength.

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