New route for WalkAmerica

GAINESVILLE - The goal for this year's Gainesville March of Dimes WalkAmerica is $182,000 and a different route will be used.

It will be held April 28 but this year - because of the construction at First Baptist Church on Green Street - it will start at Longstreet Clinic and wind through the Brenau area.

Traditionally, it begins at First Baptist and follows a route through residential areas near the church and some nearby commercial districts.

This year's route will be about four miles - around a mile shorter than the usual one.