School Board of Alachua County offering interim superintendent $160,000 annual salary
Dec 15, 2020
The School Board of Alachua County will vote on the new interim superintendent’s employment contract at tonight’s regular meeting. Carlee Escue Simon, Ph.D., was chosen from […]
November’s good news: No drought conditions, aquifer in high ranges
Dec 15, 2020
An extreme range of dry conditions in inland counties to very wet coastal counties in October demonstrated how fickle Florida’s seasonal rainfall patterns can be — […]
UF Health Jacksonville first in Florida to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 14, 2020
A group of 10 front-line health care workers at UF Health Jacksonville are believed to be the first in Florida, and possibly the Southeast, to receive […]
3 finalists named for Alachua County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year
Dec 14, 2020
Three teachers have been chosen to represent all of Alachua County Public Schools’ outstanding educators as finalists in the district’s annual Teacher of the Year program. […]
High Springs Downtown Holiday Shop & Art Walk coming this weekend
Dec 14, 2020
Downtown High Springs merchants will present the 2020 Holiday Shop & Art Walk on Saturday, December 19th from 11am to 6pm throughout historic downtown High Springs. […]
Breaking News Overnight: Three-vehicle collision in Marion County kills Ocala woman
Dec 13, 2020
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a three-vehicle crash last night at approximately 6:30 pm yesterday in Marion County. According to the FHP report, a van driven […]
Breaking News: UF basketball star Keyontae Johnson collapses on court, in critical but stable condition
Dec 12, 2020
Keyontae Johnson, a star basketball player for the University of Florida, collapsed early in the game against Florida State and is in critical but stable condition […]
Breaking News Overnight: Man dies in fiery single vehicle crash in Marion County
Dec 12, 2020
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash last night at approximately 10 pm in Marion County. A sedan traveling eastbound on SE Sunset Harbor Road, east […]
SunState Federal Credit Union to become state chartered Radiant Credit Union
Dec 12, 2020
GAINESVILLE, FL – The membership of SunState Federal Credit Union recently voted to convert the credit union’s charter from federal to state. SunState Federal Credit Union, […]
Third hit-and-run incident in Gainesville in three days leaves jogger critically injured
Dec 11, 2020
Officers from the Gainesville Police Department responded to a hit and run incident on Thursday at the 500 block of SE Williston Road in Gainesville. It […]
Gas prices rise on vaccine and stimulus optimism
Dec 11, 2020
Florida gas prices increased last week, as was forecast in last week’s AAA Gas Price Brief. The state average is now nearly 13 cents more than a […]
Former Gainesville Fire Chief honored for leadership with 2020 National Public Safety award
Dec 11, 2020
Former City of Gainesville Fire Chief Jeffrey Lane has been named the 2020 recipient of the Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award by the […]
Mayor Marlowe announces first annual Newberry Christmas Lights Contest
Dec 10, 2020
Listen up, Christmas decorating fanatics, I am proud to announce the first annual Christmas Lights Contest! Here is how it will work: over the next two […]
Updating Breaking News: Fatal hit-and-run incident in Gainesville kills UF student
Dec 10, 2020
The Gainesville Police Department responded to a hit-and-run incident last night at approximately 10:49 pm in the 2000 block of West University Avenue in Gainesville. According to […]