Columbia, Bradford schools receive bomb threats
Local law enforcement cleared Columbia and Bradford High Schools without sending students home after each received bomb threats on Monday. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s […]
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Columbia, Bradford schools receive bomb threats
Local law enforcement cleared Columbia and Bradford High Schools without sending students home after each received bomb threats on Monday. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s […]
High Springs buys rescue craft after role change
The High Springs City Commission voted on Thursday to purchase a rescue boat for its fire department now that the city’s role changed with the purchase […]
BOCC to talk next fiscal budget at special meeting
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to hear presentations and dive into its environmental protections department budget […]
Weekend crashes kill 2, injure 2 Hawthorne people
Two weekend accidents in Alachua and Putnam counties claimed the lives of two Hawthorne people and injured two others. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) […]
Gainesville man dies in single-car accident
A 69-year-old Gainesville man died Sunday morning when his vehicle left the road and overturned on SW State Road 121. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
UF announces advisors for presidential search
Morteza Hosseini, chair of the UF Board of Trustees, announced the 13 advisors who will assist UF’s Presidential Search Committee in a Friday announcement. While not […]
Dixie County receives $10M for infrastructure
Dixie County received more than $10 million in funding from the General Appropriations Act on Friday to address three infrastructure projects. At a press conference held […]
Supreme Court justice talks civility, judicial philosophy
Florida Supreme Court Justice Jamie Grosshans discussed her upbringing in Mississippi, civility in the public square and her judicial philosophy during a wide-ranging interview at Santa […]
Dixie County crash injures 4
A two-vehicle collision west of Old Town left one person in critical condition and two in serious condition on Thursday afternoon. According to a Florida Highway […]
Planned renovation of Boltin Center crumbles
Time, termites and structural inadequacies have forced the Gainesville City Commission to pivot from renovating the Thelma A. Boltin Center to replacing the 80-year-old facility. Built […]
Gainesville awards raises to charter officers
The Gainesville City Commission voted to give its two remaining permanent charter officers a 2.5 percent raise and to boost the city clerk’s pay 10 percent. […]
Residential fire burns 100-year house
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) crews extinguished a residential fire and successfully saved a dog inside on Wednesday evening. According to a GFR release, firefighters were dispatched […]
Newberry launches new citizen reporting tool
The City of Newberry is releasing a new platform for residents to report quality-of-life issues through a mobile app. Newberry announced on Tuesday a partnership with […]
Incumbents take Newberry, Archer elections
Three local municipalities held elections Tuesday for three separate commission seats, with four other races featuring only one candidate. In Newberry, incumbent Monty Farnsworth won the […]
BOCC creates new grant, modifies flagpole code
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on Tuesday for its regular meeting to discuss flag requirements, a new grant program and the new […]
GFR extinguishes Amoco gas station blaze
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) extinguished a storefront fire at the Amoco gas station on 2222 NE Waldo Road on Monday evening. According to a GFR release, […]
McGraw campaigns for former school board seat
Former Alachua County School Board member Diyonne McGraw will run for a seat on the dais once again after Gov. Ron DeSantis removed her for living […]
Old Town man dies in accident
A 29-year-old Old Town man died early Monday morning when his pickup left NE 272nd Avenue and hit several trees. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
LCPD relaunches traffic safety program
The Lake City Police Department (LCPD) will relaunch its Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) following a two-year COVID-19 delay. In an LCPD release, the program—funded by […]
I-75 crash leaves 2 dead, 2 children injured
A Sunday crash near mile marker 440 on I-75 in Suwannee County killed a man and a 6-year-old passenger while injuring two other children. According to […]
3 injured in Gilchrist County collision
Two Cross City people are in serious condition following a four-vehicle collision that occurred Saturday evening in Gilchrist County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) […]
GNV creates process after grocery store proposal
The Gainesville City Commission will implement an unsolicited proposal process until Nov. 1 after approval of staff’s plan at its regular meeting on Thursday. The commission […]
Santa Fe College unveils Blount Hall
A four decade transformation from Gainesville’s Old Train Depot to the Santa Fe College’s Blount Hall became official Friday morning during a ribbon cutting ceremony on […]
Lake City breaks ground on second fire station
The Lake City Fire Department broke ground on a new fire station on Friday morning, signaling the start of construction for the city’s soon-to-be second station. […]