Gainesville reopens City Hall Plaza after $1.8M renovation
Ceremony focused on city’s history of diversity.
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Gainesville reopens City Hall Plaza after $1.8M renovation
Ceremony focused on city’s history of diversity.
Law enforcement clears Buchholz after reported bomb threat
Anonymous call leads to campus search.
High Springs brainstorms rate increases, revenue streams to save fire and police
City manager to hold final cuts until new finance director is onboarded.
Alachua County Fire Chief Harold Theus announces retirement
Final day in office will be May 29.
Gainesville moves forward on charter amendment, stalls on 10-foot land strip
Commission OKs $40,000 to museum.
UF student featured in Huracan 300 Bikepacking Challenge documentary
Cate Hancock completed 350-mile bikepacking race in five days.
Gainesville sees another spike in gas prices amid nationwide increase
Cost per gallon jumps 38 cents to $4.58 since April 30.
Gainesville man sentenced to 7 years in prison on drug, firearm charges
A Gainesville man was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges involving possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a firearm […]
Hayden Hurst visits Lake Butler Elementary to celebrate student wellness partnership
Hurst’s foundation sponsored move-to-learn Rallee app this school year.
Library district breaks ground on Micanopy’s first stand-alone library
Empty Town Hall space could see sheriff substation.
Lochloosa West Fire consumes 956 acres, 50% contained
Ash falling in East Gainesville and Waldo.
Alachua Conservation Trust buys 46 acres in Cross Creek for new preserve
Land buffers Rawlings Park.
Gainesville man receives 46-month sentence for Wells Fargo bank robbery
Armed robbery occurred on SW Archer Road in August 2025.
Alachua County School Board approves restructuring of Alachua schools
All Alachua students to attend Irby for Pre-K-2 and Mebane for third-eighth.
UF to receive first-ever Wi-Fi 7 network at college stadium
Extreme Networks to launch could-driven network at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this fall.
Alachua commission defers vote on Farmlands Commercial land-use change
Mayor Welch interrupts public comment.
Gainesville’s RTS loses riders with route cuts, new station planned for Tower Road
Figures show loss of half a million passengers in first six months.
Lochloosa West Fire grows to 228 acres, 30% contained
County Road 325 reopened on Monday night.
Bell man sentenced to 27 months in prison for sending interstate threats
Peter Ring made threats to kill newspaper reporter, Muslims and politicians.
Cross Creek wildfire hits 100+ acres with aircraft and helicopters arriving
Smoke seen from Gainesville.
School Board of Alachua County considers restructuring options for Alachua schools
Irby Elementary and Mebane Middle Schools at center of Wednesday workshop.
Santa Fe College spring-summer commencement on tap Thursday, Friday
Ceremonies to be held on Northwest Campus.
School Board of Union County focuses on financial planning for 2026-27
School district is in the midst of financial emergency.
Alachua County OK’s new land use for UF’s 36-hole championship golf course
Amendment headed to state for review.