Gainesville considers ending fire exemption for charitable, religious entities
Exempted organizations could pay combined $525,000.
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Gainesville considers ending fire exemption for charitable, religious entities
Exempted organizations could pay combined $525,000.
Alachua Education Task Force adopts 2025 strategic plan
Collaboration with SBAC depends on superintendent response.
Feeline Good Cat Café to close on Saturday after 4 years
Café surpassed 1,000 adoptions.
Chief Book announces retirement from Santa Fe College as department wins award
He’s worked in law enforcement for more than 40 years.
Firefighters respond to fatal accident in Hawthorne
Victim entrapped in two-vehicle accident on US Highway 301.
Gainesville Empowerment Zone Family Learning Center to recruit record-breaking class
School poised to achieve APPLE’s Gold Seal accreditation.
Gainesville police, FBI settle investigation into explosive device found in Airbnb
No charges being pursued.
Stay on your feet: New device shows how to prevent a fall before it happens
Gainesville business provides device to help develop good posture.
AAA: Teen driver deaths jump in summer months
Crash data reveals concerning seasonal patterns occurring between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Hawthorne swears in Martin, re-elects Randall, Bouie-Hutchinson
Mitigates June 26-28 homecoming traffic with 8 p.m. closing time.
Gainesville, Alachua County research bus routes, Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
Commissions punt on Gainesville Community Redevelopment Area talks.
Gainesville will need another $3 million to reopen Thelma Boltin Center
Construction cost presents worst case scenario.
Longtime Gainesville funeral home owner dies
Marcus “Mickey” Milam passes at 84 on June 13.
Buchholz leads way on All Area boys track and field team
Four Bobcats distance runners lead team to seventh place at Class 4A state meet.
Ridaught: Softball showcase coming to Newberry this weekend
Showcase to feature top talent in Southeast.
Dump truck hits, kills Live Oak teen in Suwannee County
Girl enters road in front of oncoming truck on State Road 51.
Gainesville protesters gather for ‘No Kings Day’
Protest follows series of earlier events from February forward.
Florida Dairy Farmers announce 2025 Miss Softball
Trenton coach Kevin Benson finished sixth overall for the Coach of the Year.
Florida Highway Patrol searches for semi driver in fatal I-75 hit-and-run
Gainesville man killed walking southbound near Williston exit ramp Sunday morning.
Oak Hall runners place 2 on All Area girls track and field team
The 2025 Bosshardt Realty All Area small school girls track and field team (1A-2A) is led by a couple of Oak Hall runners who competed in […]
Ridaught: College and high school athletics continue to evolve
FHSAA addresses football postseason, basketball shot clock and baseball playoff format.
Swamp Axe co-owner brings world titles (and killer throw) to Gainesville
If you’re got good beer pong form, you’ve got a good chance of transitioning well to axe throwing. “That’s how I developed my throw is […]
Joel Searby receives 10-year prison sentence for child sex crimes
Former Education First for Newberry spokesperson arrested in June 2024.
Man receives life sentence for 2023 murder of Lake City teen
John Bowen Jr. killed 18-year-old Coyoete Katherine Cheyenne Turner.