Rain, flooding continues in North Central Florida
Sep 21, 2021
Rainfall in North Central Florida continues to leave parks saturated and rivers at or past their flood stages. The Santa Fe River near O’Leno State Park […]
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Rain, flooding continues in North Central Florida
Rainfall in North Central Florida continues to leave parks saturated and rivers at or past their flood stages. The Santa Fe River near O’Leno State Park […]
UF/IFAS Extension moves to Newberry this week
Sep 21, 2021
The Alachua County UF/IFAS Extension Office will be closed temporarily from Sept. 20 through Sept. 24 as the Alachua County UF/IFAS Extension Office will spend the […]
Court set to rule on city’s vaccine mandate
Sep 20, 2021
An Eighth Circuit Court judge said Monday she expects to rule quickly on a preliminary injunction involving Gainesville’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and contractors. Jeff […]
UF presents East Gainesville urgent care plan
Sep 20, 2021
UF Health presented its plan for an East Gainesville urgent care facility to both the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners and the Gainesville City Commission […]
UF Shands lists 24 in COVID ICU
Sep 20, 2021
The steady decline of COVID-positive patients at UF Shands Hospital continued for the third straight week, hospital officials reported Monday. Shands reported 91 COVID-positive hospitalizations, which […]
BOCC extends mask mandate as COVID cases drop
Sep 20, 2021
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners agreed on Monday to stay the current state of emergency and to continue to require face mask use indoors through […]
Suspect steals church donations
Sep 20, 2021
The High Springs Police Department is investigating the theft of donation box money from the St. Madeleine Catholic Church. The incident occurred at 2 p.m. on […]
Pedestrian dies trying to cross I-75
Sep 18, 2021
A Miami man died early Saturday morning while trying to cross I-75 between Gainesville and Alachua. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the 41-year-old […]
Florida, feds tussle over monoclonal supply
Sep 18, 2021
The Biden administration announced this week that it is handing control of the monoclonal antibody supply chain to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
BHS student used grandma’s account for bomb threats
Sep 17, 2021
The 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student arrested on Monday in connection with two of four recent bomb threats used his grandmother’s phone account to make […]
Hackers use mayor’s email to ask for gift cards
Sep 17, 2021
Hackers used the mayor of Williston’s email account to reach out to more than 1,700 people in a scam last week. According to Williston Mayor Jerry […]
Federal judge upholds DeSantis mask order
Sep 17, 2021
A federal judge this week upheld Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order aimed at preventing school districts from implementing mask mandates. Judge K. Michael Moore denied […]
Commission meeting canceled over Facebook post
Sep 16, 2021
Thursday’s regular scheduled commission meeting would have been the last for Commissioner Gail Johnson and the commission’s last before its fall recess from Oct. 1-10. The […]
City Clerk reconsiders resignation
Sep 16, 2021
One week after announcing her resignation, Gainesville City Clerk Omichele Gainey changed her mind and sent a letter of reconsideration Wednesday. Gainey, who along with City […]
GPD arrests preschool teacher
Sep 16, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrested Trevor Alex Hruby on Wednesday for sexual battery of a child under 12. The incident took place at A Child’s […]
ARTSPEAKS returns for annual poetry event
Sep 16, 2021
ARTSPEAKS “Bringing Poetry & People Together” will return following the COVID pandemic hiatus for its 9th annual event at 5 p.m., Sunday, outside the Historic Thomas […]
GPD seeks missing teen
Sep 16, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department is asking for help locating Tyhani Makilah Alvarado. Alvarado was last seen at her home on Sept. 14. She is 5-foot-6, weighs […]
Newberry poised to annex historic site Dudley Farm
Sep 15, 2021
After a unanimous vote by the City of Newberry Commission on Monday night, Mayor Jordan Marlowe asked his senior planner, “Did we just annex Dudley Farm […]
Update: City cancels meeting due to threats
Sep 15, 2021
Update (6:53 p.m.): The Gainesville City Commission canceled its regular Thursday meeting on Wednesday afternoon after threats of violence aimed at members of the commission. The city […]
BOCC considers $15 million annual road management system
Sep 15, 2021
A roads management consultant has recommended that Alachua County Board of County Commissioners invest $15 million annually to repair, maintain and preserve county roads in a […]
Florida files brief in Gainesville vaccine case
Sep 15, 2021
The Florida Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief in support of workers who are challenging Gainesville’s vaccine requirement for city employees, claiming the mandate will […]
ACSO responds to two bomb scares
Sep 14, 2021
Update (9:05 p.m.): In a second update Santa Fe College confirmed that it received two separate bomb threat phone calls Tuesday. College officials do not believe […]
UF experts dispute COVID comments at Newberry rally
Sep 14, 2021
UF Health experts are disputing COVID-19 statements made at a Monday event in Newberry featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected officials. At the event held […]
DeSantis proposes FSA elimination
Sep 14, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday a legislative proposal to eliminate the Common Core based, end-of-the year Florida Statewide Assessment (FSA) testing. In FSA’s place, a […]