Florida sees largest gas price hike in nation
Uncertainty over Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine is contributing to higher crude oil prices, which are closing in on $90 per barrel. Russia is a member of […]
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Florida sees largest gas price hike in nation
Uncertainty over Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine is contributing to higher crude oil prices, which are closing in on $90 per barrel. Russia is a member of […]
Spurrier inspires crowd at Alachua Chamber gala
Former University of Florida head football coach Steve Spurrier raised $5,400 for the Alachua Chamber of Commerce before he even took the stage as the keynote […]
Bullseye’s to offer axe throwing in Lake City
If you need a way to rel-axe and shred some stress, Bullseye’s in Lake City has eight booths for you to choose from as well as […]
CareerSource receives $893K grant
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has awarded a grant worth more than $893,000 to CareerSource North Central Florida. Alachua County announced the “WIOA Get There Faster” grant […]
Tractor Supply to land in Hawthorne
Hawthorne will start seeing some activity along U.S. Highway 301 just south of town at the end of January as construction begins on a new Tractor […]
Gainesville to gain new nursing college
Galen College of Nursing will be opening a campus in Gainesville this spring. Galen College of Nursing and HCA Florida Healthcare made the announcement in a […]
Newberry’s Champions Park generates $11M in 2021
Newberry turned into a mecca for softball and baseball tournaments in 2021, drawing thousands of people to the area and generating more than $11 million in […]
Supply chain issues leave grocery shelves sparse
In an average year, U.S. grocery stores might have 5 percent to 10 percent of items out of stock. But according to Consumer Brands Association President […]
Record 4.5 million Americans quit jobs in November
The Labor Department reported that a record number of 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November, while employers posted 10.6 million job openings. Many analysts […]
Derrick: Local journalism worth supporting
Today we are pleased to announce our first-ever Community Impact Report, which you can access here. Why the report, you ask? Well, 2021 marked our first […]
Column: Buying a new car? Hurry up and wait
Back in May experts predicted that a combination of a strong demand for cars and a shortage of semiconductor chips might crash the market for new […]
Consumer prices climb at record rates
The U.S. Commerce Department reported on Thursday that consumer prices have risen 5.7 percent over the past year. That’s the fastest pace in 39 years. How […]
High tea and the gift of gab
Tea shop owner Louis Blair proudly presents a tower of treats to the table set in fine china teacups with matching plates. From the top down […]
Duke powers new EV charging stations in Chiefland
Duke Energy Florida announced on Tuesday the launch of three new fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in Chiefland. The DC Fast Chargers are now […]
The Manor in Alachua celebrates grand opening
The Manor on Main Street in Alachua officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday afternoon followed by a grand opening event 6-8 p.m. featuring food […]
Gas demand surges while prices slightly dip
Gasoline demand surged last week, buoyed by increased pre-holiday consumer confidence. But fears of the COVID-19 omicron variant’s economic impact may threaten future global oil consumption. […]
West End owner racks up $36k in tree fines
Two dead pine trees in close vicinity to homes along the former West End Golf property were removed this week after accruing months of daily code […]
UF researcher combines butterflies and beer
A beer a day keeps the declines of butterflies away. University of Florida scientist and Florida Museum of Natural History curator Jaret Daniels is raising money […]
The Knot finds growth in first year
The Knot Climbing Gym maxes out at 65 climbers, and owner Mike Palmer says they hit that number a few days a week. The climbing gym […]
Amazon Web Services outage stalls sites, apps
Amazon’s US-East-1 servers, a major hub for the company’s cloud computing platform, shut down Tuesday morning. The company services governments, universities, and businesses, many of which […]
Omicron causes gas prices to dip—a little
Pump prices continue to tumble as fears of a possible COVID-19 global economic slowdown pushed oil prices into the mid $60s per barrel—a price not seen […]
Newberry gets ‘Spirit Pump’ at Marathon station
Jerry Driggers of Trenton was more than happy to fill up his truck up at the Marathon gas station in Newberry late Monday night. He happened […]
New COVID variant sparks crude oil price drop
Crude oil prices initially tumbled more than $10 to $68 a barrel on Friday after news of the omicron COVID-19 variant broke. According to AAA’s Monday […]
Black Friday loses some luster
Even with mask restrictions lifted, the 2021 Black Friday shopping spree may fall short of expectations compared with previous years. In the week before Thanksgiving, Forbes […]