“City of musical champions”: Hawthorne schools resurrect band programs
Middle/high school to offer band for first time since 2018, Shell Elementary first ever.
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“City of musical champions”: Hawthorne schools resurrect band programs
Middle/high school to offer band for first time since 2018, Shell Elementary first ever.
‘This mistake was mine alone’: Rockwell again apologizes for Hulk Hogan comments
School board approves tentative millage, budget.
Gainesville groups gather to rebuke DeSantis audit, property tax plans
Two-day state audit already underway.
Gainesville career armed criminal receives 15-year prison sentence
James Mobley receives sentence for numerous felony drug convictions, possession of
School Board of Alachua County to address 3 open questions in coming year
Rezoning delayed as charter school appeal continues.
Veteran Alachua County Public Schools teacher gears up for new school year
Kim Gregg specializes in students with special needs at Parker Elementary School.
Gunman’s name released in Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy-involved shooting
Incident took place on Tuesday in an apartment near University of Florida.
Newberry proposes 6.0623 millage for 2025-26 fiscal year
Commission approves $2.2 million loan to Newberry Community School.
Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday begins Friday
Monthlong holiday will continue through Aug. 31
Alachua County grand jury indicts 3 Gainesville men
Two men involved in Park Apartments murder, one man charged for sexual battery.
U.S. News & World Report ranks 7 UF Health specialties among nation’s best
‘Best Hospitals’ report evaluates nearly 6,000 hospitals nationwide.
United Way monitors ALICE households—with 34% of Florida qualifying
Locally, nonprofit balances rural, urban needs.
“We’re looking like liars”: vote to investigate Alachua resignations fails, again
Proposed 2025-26 millage set to 6.2500.
Interim UF President Kent Fuchs agrees to one-month extension
New presidential search will start in 2026.
Update: Law enforcement kills armed suspect barricaded in apartment near UF
Suspect fired at Alachua County Sheriff’s office deputies Tuesday morning.
School board chair faces criticism for comments about late Hulk Hogan
Rockwell urged to resign for ‘reprehensible’ comments
Tower Oaks shooting injures 1
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies investigate Monday incident.
Lake City man, 54, dies after being struck by SUV on County Road 240
Vehicle hits pedestrian walking on road.
Gainesville man receives 90-month prison sentence for drug trafficking
Isaih Cox pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substance.
Cord blood donations plaque unveiled at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers and HCA Florida hold ceremony.
Gainesville man receives 14-year sentence for drug trafficking, firearm charges
Eric Thompson pleads guilty to possession of drugs with intent to distribute.
National Weather Service issues extreme heat watch for Monday and Tuesday
Heat index to surpass 110 degrees Fahrenheit between noon and 7 p.m. both days.
Gainesville man receives life sentence for February 2023 murders
Dallvion Parker found guilty of double homicide, attempted murder.
Fears chill Gainesville protest
Mayor says there is “plenty of fight left.”