Alachua County purchases 2,274 acre easement
Alachua County bought a 2,274-acre conservation easement through its Alachua County Forever program, bringing the total acreage to 27,952. In a press release, Alachua County said […]
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Alachua County purchases 2,274 acre easement
Alachua County bought a 2,274-acre conservation easement through its Alachua County Forever program, bringing the total acreage to 27,952. In a press release, Alachua County said […]
Newberry to consider 272 ag acres for 1,000 homes
The Newberry Planning and Zoning Board will consider an application to convert 272 acres along West Newberry Road from agriculture to a planned development for 1,000 […]
Judge won’t dismiss faculty case against UF
A federal judge on Monday denied UF’s request to dismiss a First Amendment case involving six faculty members. Three political science professors originally filed the lawsuit, […]
ACPS releases updated COVID safety protocols
Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) sent updated COVID safety protocols to school families as staff and students prepare for classes to resume on Tuesday. The recent […]
COVID testing wait time grows with surge
As COVID-19 surges in Alachua County, wait times for testing have lengthened to days, leaving some residents little choice but to travel to neighboring towns to […]
FHP seeks info in Lake City bicycle fatality
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking the public for information related to a fatal bicycle wreck last week in Lake City. The accident occurred around […]
Update: USCG calls off search for Michael Sedor
Update (7:57 p.m.) The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) suspended search efforts Sunday evening for Michael Sedor one mile offshore of Cedar Key, according to a USCG […]
USCG recovers boater’s body off Cedar Key
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) recovered the unresponsive body of David Savioe, on Saturday morning after he went missing with another boater on Wednesday. The sunken fishing […]
Alachua County weekly COVID cases top 2,000
Alachua County recorded 2,072 new COVID-19 cases this week as the county’s positivity rate increased seven fold from two weeks ago. The data came as part […]
Bell family perishes in helicopter crash
A Bell family died in a helicopter crash west of Bronson on Thursday evening. The accident claimed the lives of Ronald Hicks, 36; his wife, Shelly […]
Local leaders tackle Citizens Field upgrades
Citizens Field has seen its fair share of touchdowns as home base for three of Gainesville’s high school football teams. For decades, Buchholz High School, Gainesville […]
VA tightens visitation policy amid omicron surge
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System announced Thursday that it is tightening its visitation policies amid the omicron variant surge. “The recent arrival of the […]
Top 20 most-viewed stories of 2021
Following our theme of top 2021 stories, today’s list features Mainstreet’s most-viewed stories, as recorded by Google Analytics. Unlike the top local news stories that we […]
Search underway for missing boaters
A multi-agency search is underway for two men who went missing after a partially submerged boat was discovered seven miles offshore near Cedar Key on Wednesday […]
Alachua County plans courthouse renaming ceremony
Alachua County will hold a ceremony at noon on Jan. 14 to rename the county courthouse in honor of Judge Stephan Mickle, who died in January […]
Vote-by-mail ballots on way to Gainesville voters
Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton announced her office mailed more than 19,000 domestic vote-by-mail ballots this week for the Gainesville City Commission special runoff […]
Mainstreet’s top 2021 feature stories
With 2021 winding to a close, the Mainstreet Daily News staff selected what we consider the top feature stories of the year. Covering nine counties, there’s […]
Wreck kills Branford woman, injures Lake City man
A Branford woman died and a Lake City man is in critical condition after their car hit a tree off a rural road in Hamilton County. […]
Spurgeon Cherry Pool to close for overhaul
The H. Spurgeon Cherry Pool will close Jan. 8 to allow for a $1.4 million renovation of the facility that will last until the summer. Peter […]
Top 10 local news stories of 2021
The Mainstreet Daily News staff has compiled what it sees as the top 10 local stories in a very busy news year in North Central Florida. […]
Gainesville man dies in vehicle accident
A Gainesville man died Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident on NW 13th Street just north of NW 23rd Avenue. According to the Gainesville Police Department […]
Car hits, kills bicyclist in Lake City
A sedan traveling east on U.S. Highway 90 hit and killed a bicyclist on Monday evening. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a small […]
Column: Buying a new car? Hurry up and wait
Back in May experts predicted that a combination of a strong demand for cars and a shortage of semiconductor chips might crash the market for new […]
Say goodbye to Venus and hello to Mercury
The manager of SF College’s Kika Silva Pla Planetarium is encouraging star gazers to be on the lookout for two celestial happenings this week. “Get outside […]