Students named Coca-Cola Scholars semifinalists
Nov 30, 2022
Three Alachua County seniors selected, will advance to regional finals round.
Okito America to operate second GNV location
Jun 20, 2022
Martial arts studio also hosts dance classes, afterschool programs.
Inflation tightens economic squeeze
Jun 10, 2022
The prices of gas, food, and most other goods and services rose by 8.6 percent last month from 12 months earlier. Friday’s news from the U.S. […]
GNV Rotary Club honors youth speech finalists
May 10, 2022
The Rotary Club of Gainesville held a luncheon for its youth speech contest finalists at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention on Tuesday. Rotary Chair […]
Four area teams ranked in top 20 power poll
Apr 23, 2022
The high school softball regular season for the teams in the Prep Zone Power Poll is rounding third base and heading for home plate, with district […]
Weekend crashes kill 2, injure 2 Hawthorne people
Apr 17, 2022
Two weekend accidents in Alachua and Putnam counties claimed the lives of two Hawthorne people and injured two others. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) […]
UF announces advisors for presidential search
Apr 15, 2022
Morteza Hosseini, chair of the UF Board of Trustees, announced the 13 advisors who will assist UF’s Presidential Search Committee in a Friday announcement. While not […]
Santa Fe, Columbia, Buchholz ranked in power poll
Apr 14, 2022
With the weather turning more spring-like and the record rainfall from March slowing down, the high school baseball teams in the Prep Zone Power Poll are […]
3 injured in Gilchrist County collision
Apr 9, 2022
Two Cross City people are in serious condition following a four-vehicle collision that occurred Saturday evening in Gilchrist County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) […]
Trinity Catholic eases past Hurricanes
Mar 30, 2022
The Gainesville Hurricanes baseball team had been off for a week and was looking forward to getting back on the field on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the […]
Program brings free dental clinics to Gainesville
Mar 19, 2022
Ni’Ryana Ellison, 22, settled uneasily into the reclining chair and waited for what would happen next. “I’m not certain when I last went to the dentist,” […]
Trenton closes strong again to eliminate Newberry
Feb 17, 2022
The Trenton Tigers boys basketball team is getting a reputation as a second half team, but on Thursday night against rival Newberry in a Region 4-1A […]
SRWMD celebrates Florida Hiking Trails Month
Feb 6, 2022
Area residents and visitors are invited to join the celebration of Florida Hiking Trails Month, taking place the entire month of February. Florida Hiking Trails Month […]
SBA opens loans for Gilchrist, Dixie storm damage
Jan 31, 2022
Eligible businesses and nonprofit organizations in Dixie and Gilchrist counties can now apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) after the […]
Fishing report: Speck fishers go on alert
Jan 15, 2022
Early Saturday morning, hopeful anglers were greeted by windy, chilly and rough conditions. The new year always sees the start of fishing tournaments, and organizers of […]
2021 Community Impact Report
Dec 30, 2021
Here at Mainstreet Daily News, …we like to say that good local journalism matters—and that’s why we’re here. It’s not for a partisan agenda or shareholders. […]
Car hits, kills bicyclist in Lake City
Dec 27, 2021
A sedan traveling east on U.S. Highway 90 hit and killed a bicyclist on Monday evening. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a small […]
4 injured in accident south of Williston
Dec 9, 2021
Four people were injured Thursday afternoon in a four-vehicle accident on US Highway 41 at the intersection of SE 11th Place south of Williston. According to […]
Judge blocks healthcare vaccine mandate for some
Nov 29, 2021
U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp in Missouri ruled in favor of 10 states that filed the first legal challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate […]
U.S. to tap into oil reserves
Nov 23, 2021
President Joe Biden has ordered 50 million barrels of oil to be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an emergency stockpile stored in Texas and Louisiana. […]
Buchholz takes over top power poll spot
Oct 28, 2021
For the second time this high school football season the top two teams in The Prep Zone Power Poll met on the field. And for the […]
Update: Gainesville High cleared after bomb hoax
Sep 29, 2021
Update: The Gainesville Police Department reported nothing suspicious was found at GHS and the school was cleared. Students were sent home for the remainder of the […]
Murder suspect surrenders to authorities
Jun 1, 2021
On Tuesday a wanted murder suspect turned himself in to authorities at the Alachua County Jail, according to the Gainesville Police Department (GPD). A GPD press […]