Cornell vows to fight BOCC expansion vote
Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell will travel to Tallahassee to counter an effort by Republican state Rep. Chuck Clemons to expand the board of county commissioners […]
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Cornell vows to fight BOCC expansion vote
Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell will travel to Tallahassee to counter an effort by Republican state Rep. Chuck Clemons to expand the board of county commissioners […]
GNV rethink eliminates three assistant managers
Three assistant city managers at Gainesville’s City Hall received termination notices on Monday in a staff reorganization led by the new city manager. Interim City Manager […]
Audit raises concerns about GRU, Reichert House
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) level of debt and the amount of money it sends to the city each year, and the city’s oversight of the Reichert […]
LifeSouth helps found nationwide emergency corps
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers teamed up with other nationwide blood suppliers to found a network that meets blood needs during emergency situations like hurricanes, mass shootings […]
BOCC will talk COVID-19, illegal dumping
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will conduct a regular meeting on Tuesday. The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. and includes a COVID-19 discussion. […]
East Gainesville shooting injures boy
An East Gainesville shooting left one boy injured on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Sunday along a sidewalk near the 1500 block […]
Williston woman dies in head-on collision
A Williston woman died in a head-on collision that also killed the other driver in Marion County on Saturday evening. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
Conservation cemetery manager finds her calling
Jamie Westfall sets her smartphone on the edge of a wood frame that marks the next grave to be dug at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery […]
Fireworks at Oaks Mall mistaken for active shooter
Shoppers and employees at the Oaks Mall ran for cover Saturday evening after they thought they heard gunshots fired. But it was a false alarm, according […]
ACSO makes arrests in ArchAngel burglary case
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has arrested two men in connection with the Nov. 25 break-in and burglary of the ArchAngel Gunsmithing and Outfitters store […]
DeSantis hands $3.5 million check to Lake Butler
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis personally delivered a check for $3.5 million to the city of Lake Butler on Friday. At the press conference held at city […]
GNV commission picks firm for ARPA distribution
The Gainesville City Commission chose an outside firm to handle the distribution of $7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to local nonprofits at […]
Gainesville to buy COVID testing kits for workers
The Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday to reinstate $250 bonuses for city employees who get vaccinated and to purchase enough COVID-19 testing kits to give each […]
Commission ends East Gainesville grocery project
The Gainesville City Commission voted in line with the staff recommendation and did not move forward with a plan for a grocery store on SE Hawthorne […]
FDOH issues new COVID-19 testing guidance
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) updated its COVID-19 testing guidance and recommendations on Thursday. Statewide COVID-positive cases have increased significantly over the past three weeks […]
Simon: SBAC needs to set policy goals as a team
Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon asked members of the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) to spell out their goals for her collectively so that her annual […]
GNV commission to discuss UF, COVID
The Gainesville City Commission will hold its first regular meeting of 2022 on Thursday with a new starting time of 10 a.m. The starting time was […]
Pedestrian hit, killed in crosswalk
A pedestrian was hit and killed crossing NW 8th Avenue in Gainesville on Tuesday. According to a Gainesville Police Department (GPD) report Wednesday afternoon, officers responded […]
GNV staff recommends ending grocery store project
After a 90-day community engagement process and the holidays, the proposed east side grocery store will return to the Gainesville City Commission at its first regular […]
Semi hits, kills Hawthorne woman
A tractor-trailer struck and killed a Hawthorne woman who was standing along U.S. Highway 301 in Orange Heights on Monday afternoon. According to Florida Highway Patrol […]
UF increases access to COVID-19 testing
UF is increasing testing availability in response to rising cases locally and nationally. In the Florida Department of Health’s weekly report released on Friday, Alachua County’s 2,072 […]
Area hospitals experience COVID patient upswing
Gainesville hospitals are seeing a new surge in COVID-19 positive patients as the highly transmissible omicron variant continues to spread. In the Florida Department of Health’s […]
Two dozen Alachua County employees COVID positive
Some 25 Alachua County employees have tested positive for COVID-19, threatening to affect regular county operations. “We are approaching the point where County services (such as […]
Teens among three shot in Lake City
The Lake City Police Department (LCPD) is searching for suspects in a spate of gun-related incidents that injured three people, including two teenagers, in recent days. […]