Alachua County terminates facilities director
Alachua County recently fired Facilities Director Charlie Jackson over inappropriate hiring practices, a charge Jackson denied in emails to county commissioners. According to two public-record emails […]
Update: High Springs ends boil water notice
Update: Saturday, 11:30 a.m.—The City of High Springs ended its boil water notice on Saturday morning. The City of High Springs issued a citywide boil water […]
FWC releases Orange Lake mortality event findings
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) released information regarding the death of more than two dozen reptiles found floating in Orange Lake last Thursday. “Biologists […]
GHS falls in regional finals
Two backside River Ridge (New Port Richey) goals doomed the Gainesville boys soccer team in the 5A Region 2 finals game at Citizens Field on Wednesday. […]
P.K. Yonge falls to Providence
P.K. Yonge’s second-half rally fell just short in a 3-2 loss to visiting Providence in the 3A Region 1 finals on Tuesday. The Region 1 top seeded […]
Local hospitals see ‘dramatic’ COVID case decline
After plateauing the past two weeks, local COVID-positive hospitalization cases are finally declining. On Monday, UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical Center reported […]
GHS receives fifth bomb threat
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) responded to Gainesville High School’s (GHS) fifth bomb threat this school year on Monday morning. The hoax – called into a […]
Campus Advisor names GNV No. 19 best student city
A global student review website named Gainesville as one of the top 30 best student cities in the world. The Campus Advisor, a global student review […]
Bradford outruns Bell for district title
Bradford (Starke) entered Friday night’s 1A-District 6 championship game with two goals – use its athleticism to outrun Bell and attempt to contain Bulldogs’ center Daniel […]
Lafayette ends Fort White’s magical season
A week after winning their first district title in program history, Fort White’s magical season came to an end Thursday night in a 55-43 Class 1A-Region […]
Area teams advance in district playoffs
P.K. Yonge outscored visiting Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) in every frame en route to a 66-47 home Class 3A-District 2 playoff win on Tuesday. Patton Pinkins […]
Area hospitals see slight decline in COVID cases
While new state and county COVID-positive cases continue to see a significant decrease, Gainesville hospitalization numbers are plateauing and showing signs they will also decline further. […]
FIRE lists UF among worst colleges for free speech
After U.S. News & World Report named the University of Florida one of the top five public universities in the country last year, UF has made […]
GHS edges Columbia for district title
In a battle of two star players, Gainesville withstood a late Columba rally to pull out a 70-62 win to take the 6A District 3 Tournament […]
ACSO acquires new jail health care provider
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) announced it now has a new correctional health care partner servicing the Alachua County Jail (ACJ). Starting Tuesday, Wellpath took […]
COVID cases, hospitalizations dropping
New COVID-19 positive cases show the omicron variant wave may have finally crested statewide and locally. Both the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) and Gainesville’s hospitals […]
Locals raise $10K for Humane Society after theft
A thief broke into the Humane Society of North Central Florida (HSNCF) just before business hours Wednesday morning and stole the donation jars in the reception […]
Hawthorne eases past Eastside
Hawthorne raced to a fast start and maintained a double-digit lead the remainder of the contest en route to a 46-33 win at Eastside on Friday […]
Hard freeze to hit region this weekend
Sub-freezing temperatures are forecasted to hit North Central Florida on Friday and Saturday night with expected wind chills in the 20s. The National Weather Service (NWS) […]
Local COVID hospitalizations rise despite case dip
While the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations moderately increased by 9 percent since last week, Gainesville hospital officials still say the patient number hasn’t peaked. According to […]
Magic 101.3 gas giveaway draws over 100 drivers
More than 100 Magic 101.3 FM listeners received $25 of gas at the “Tanks For Listening Gas Giveaway” held in Gainesville on Thursday. Marc Radio employees […]
GHS rallies past visiting P.K. Yonge
P.K. Yonge started hot and led through three-plus quarters, but Gainesville went ahead in the final two minutes to pull out a 48-45 win on Wednesday […]
COVID hospitalizations continue local surge
Omicron continues to push Gainesville hospitalization numbers to their highest levels since early September. As of Tuesday, UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical […]
Courthouse renaming ceremony honors late judge
The Alachua County Criminal Courthouse saw a first Friday afternoon when it was renamed after trailblazing Judge Stephan P. Mickle. Mickle, who died on Jan. 26, […]