Update: Columbia High School cleared from threat
Mar 15, 2022
Update (5:15 p.m.): Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) reported in a press release that a call was received at 11:30 a.m. regarding a possible explosive device […]
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Update: Columbia High School cleared from threat
Update (5:15 p.m.): Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) reported in a press release that a call was received at 11:30 a.m. regarding a possible explosive device […]
SRWMD issues flood warnings on district lands
Mar 15, 2022
Heavy rainfall over the past week led the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) to issue warnings that many areas are near or above flood stage. […]
Duke celebrates battery, solar sites in Trenton
Mar 15, 2022
Duke Energy cut the ribbon on its new 11-megawatt battery site in Trenton on Monday and celebrated the 2019 start of its 74.9 MW Trenton Solar […]
Poe stands by Gainesville’s Russian sister city
Mar 15, 2022
Mayor Lauren Poe explained Monday why he believes Gainesville’s sister city relationship with Novorossiysk, Russia, is important and will continue to be even if the war […]
Poe: No plans to run for another office
Mar 15, 2022
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe said he is excited for what’s next in his career but told an audience Monday at Santa Fe College that he’s not […]
Old Town woman dies in head-on collision
Mar 15, 2022
A 73-year-old Old Town woman died Monday afternoon in a head-on collision on NE 389th Avenue north of Old Town. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
Area gas price hikes pause over weekend
Mar 14, 2022
Gas prices have steadied in recent days following a historic two-week surge that witnessed fuel costs go from $3.56 per gallon to last Thursday’s record high […]
SBAC gathers names for superintendent search
Mar 14, 2022
Only 15 months removed from its last superintendent transition, the Alachua County school district is once again in search of a leader after the School Board […]
Flood mitigation project slated for Cross City
Mar 13, 2022
The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) approved additional funding to complete a flood prevention project in Cross City. The project will better stormwater management near […]
Gainesville reveals second lynching marker
Mar 12, 2022
Alachua County revealed a new historical marker on Saturday in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center that remembered four lynching victims in Alachua […]
Supervisor of Elections warns of incoming mail
Mar 12, 2022
Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton warned Alachua County voters on Friday of potentially misleading information that could start arriving in mailboxes next week. In a press […]
TNT Graphics catches fire, roof collapses
Mar 11, 2022
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) responded to a blaze at TNT Graphics that led to the roof collapsing. According to a GFR press release, firefighters were dispatched […]
RTS bus hits, kills pedestrian on West University
Mar 11, 2022
A Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) bus hit and killed a male pedestrian at the NW 13th Street and West University Avenue intersection on Thursday evening. […]
NWS issues flood watch through Saturday
Mar 11, 2022
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood watch for North Central Florida early Friday as thunderstorms are projected to dump 3 to 5 inches of […]
Watson responds to PBA accusations
Mar 10, 2022
Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson Jr. fired back on Thursday at the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) a day after the union accused him of violating labor […]
Senate clears way for BOCC ballot initiative
Mar 10, 2022
The Florida Senate passed a bill Thursday that could change the way Alachua County residents vote for county commissioners, confirming a House vote and sending it […]
Trenton man behind bars on $1.2 million bond
Mar 10, 2022
Authorities are holding a Trenton man in the Gilchrist County Jail on a $1.2 million bond after a domestic incident involved the man allegedly injuring a […]
5 seriously injured in Monday I-75 accident
Mar 9, 2022
Five people are in serious condition following the Monday accident on I-75 northbound at Alachua exit 399, which involved nine vehicles. According to a Florida Highway […]
Housing nonprofit opens two new low-income units
Mar 9, 2022
Just under seven months from the groundbreaking, the nonprofit arm of the Gainesville Housing Authority opened two new housing units on Wednesday off of SW 8th […]
AC will participate in Operation Green Light
Mar 8, 2022
The Alachua County Clerk’s Office announced Tuesday it will participate in the statewide Operation Green Light Program, helping people with overdue traffic tickets or reinstating suspended […]
Orange Park woman dies in accident near Melrose
Mar 8, 2022
An Orange Park woman died Monday night when she lost control of her vehicle along Country Road 219A near Melrose. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
City land use to grow to include urban farms
Mar 8, 2022
Gainesville residents will soon be able to engage in two types of urban farming and some will be able to potentially increase their chicken flocks under […]
Multiple-vehicle I-75 collision injures 8
Mar 7, 2022
Nine vehicles collided at I-75 northbound exit 399, sending eight people to the hospital on Monday evening. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) spokesperson Lt. Patrick […]
Lake City man dies exiting off I-75
Mar 7, 2022
A Lake City man died when he failed to stop at the bottom of the I-75 exit 414 offramp, overturned and collided with a parked car […]