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Buchholz routs GHS for 6th straight series win

Oct 7, 2024
Trace Johnson throws four touchdown passes as Bobcats impose running clock on Hurricanes.
News

GRU Authority hears plan for customer advocacy, future power generation 

Oct 7, 2024
Utility also preps for Hurricane Milton.
News

Schools announce closures ahead of Hurricane Milton

Oct 7, 2024
Category 5 storm forecasted to make landfall on Wednesday.
Sports

Ridaught: Monday Night Football, again

Oct 7, 2024
Buchholz playing second straight week on Monday.
Local News

Alachua County readies sandbag pickup, opens yard debris option 

Oct 7, 2024
Yard debris left at Leveda Brown Environmental Park for free.
News

Hurricane Milton projected to hit region on Wednesday

Oct 7, 2024
Storm upgraded to Category 5.
Education

Hawthorne wins $10,000 surprise at Friday homecoming game 

Oct 7, 2024
Grant from Edward Jones to set up financial literacy program.
Sports

Weather, field conditions postpone GHS and Buchholz

Oct 5, 2024
Bobcats and Hurricanes to resume their suspended game at 6 p.m. on Monday.
Sports

Newberry blanks Santa Fe in home win

Oct 5, 2024
Friday night’s matchup between Newberry and Santa Fe completely belonged to the Panthers, which accomplished its third-straight shutout win with a 49-0 victory at home.  Not […]
Sports

Ridaught: Every Rose has its thorn

Oct 4, 2024
Legendary MLB player Pete “Charlie Hustle” Rose passed away earlier this week.
Education

Eastside earns highest level award for Advanced Placement program

Oct 4, 2024
Buchholz, GHS, Santa Fe, Magnet@Loften and Hawthorne also receive honors
Sports

Bradford stays atop regional football power poll

Oct 4, 2024
Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on much of Florida, especially in the northern part of the state and the Big Bend.  The high school football schedule definitely […]
News

Gainesville provides free tarps, anticipates weeks of debris cleanup

Oct 4, 2024
Tarps available this weekend for residents.
News

ACFR extricates occupants from 2-vehicle crash on West Newberry Road

Oct 4, 2024
Two people were extricated from a vehicle involved in a collision on West Newberry Road in Gainesville on Thursday. According to the Alachua County Fire Rescue […]
Crime

Gainesville police arrest Uber driver for sexual battery

Oct 4, 2024
Incident occurred on Sept. 28.
Crime

Former Florida Highway Patrol trooper found guilty on gun charges

Oct 4, 2024
Bell man received 21-year sentence in January for robbing pharmacies.
Sports

Eastside opens district play with upset of Dunnellon

Oct 4, 2024
Cade Sutherland’s touchdown pass to Cam Ferguson in fourth quarter helps Rams rally past Tigers.
News

Pickup hits school bus in Lake City, injures 1 child

Oct 3, 2024
School bus carrying 20 children when struck.
Government + Politics

Gainesville officially combines all single-family zoning, allows smaller lot sizes 

Oct 3, 2024
Zoning issue reaches end after years of discussion.
Crime

Suspect charged with vehicular homicide for NE 39th Avenue head-on crash

Oct 3, 2024
A Gainesville woman was arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving with serious bodily injury when drove in […]
Government + Politics

Newberry government, citizen clash over charter conversion comments 

Oct 3, 2024
City sends charter school conversion opponent a cease-and-desist letter.
News

Residential fire on SE 35th Street contained in garage

Oct 3, 2024
Multiple fire units were able to extinguish a blaze contained in the garage at a SE 35th Street residence early Thursday morning. According to an Alachua […]
News

DeSantis appoints Lake City attorney to Columbia County Court

Oct 3, 2024
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Charles Garrett Hill to serve as a judge on the Columbia County Court. Hill, who has served as an assistant […]
Education

School board delays annual improvement plan again 

Oct 2, 2024
Board to hold special meeting to discuss plan further.

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