Freezers at UF Health Shands ready for doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 13, 2020
CDC vaccine advisers voted to recommend the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Saturday, and freezers at UF Health Shands are ready to receive a share of […]
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Freezers at UF Health Shands ready for doses of COVID-19 vaccines
CDC vaccine advisers voted to recommend the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Saturday, and freezers at UF Health Shands are ready to receive a share of […]
Breaking News: UF basketball star Keyontae Johnson collapses on court, in critical but stable condition
Dec 12, 2020
Keyontae Johnson, a star basketball player for the University of Florida, collapsed early in the game against Florida State and is in critical but stable condition […]
Breaking News Overnight: Man dies in fiery single vehicle crash in Marion County
Dec 12, 2020
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash last night at approximately 10 pm in Marion County. A sedan traveling eastbound on SE Sunset Harbor Road, east […]
Hawthorne ranked #2; Buchholz, Columbia, PK Yonge and Trenton ranked in Top 20 Prep Zone poll
Dec 12, 2020
GAINESVILLE — The 2020-21 girls high school basketball season is off to a flying start with some teams very busy in their early seasons. Some teams […]
SunState Federal Credit Union to become state chartered Radiant Credit Union
Dec 12, 2020
GAINESVILLE, FL – The membership of SunState Federal Credit Union recently voted to convert the credit union’s charter from federal to state. SunState Federal Credit Union, […]
Third hit-and-run incident in Gainesville in three days leaves jogger critically injured
Dec 11, 2020
Officers from the Gainesville Police Department responded to a hit and run incident on Thursday at the 500 block of SE Williston Road in Gainesville. It […]
Boys Basketball: Santa Fe edges Eastside in OT; Gainesville rallies past Williston
Dec 11, 2020
Santa Fe 59, Eastside 51 Last night the Santa Fe boys basketball team remained unbeaten with a 59-51 win in overtime at Eastside in a Class […]
Singer Daryl Mosley to appear at Oak Dale Baptist Church in Newberry on Sunday
Dec 11, 2020
Singer songwriter Daryl Mosley kicks off his first tour since releasing his first solo album “The Secret of Life” on Pinecastle Records with a performance at […]
Hawthorne defense playing at championship levels
Dec 11, 2020
It’s an often-used cliché that defense wins championships. But for Hawthorne High School, defense has been the backbone of a Hornets’ team that just advanced to […]
Former Gainesville Fire Chief honored for leadership with 2020 National Public Safety award
Dec 11, 2020
Former City of Gainesville Fire Chief Jeffrey Lane has been named the 2020 recipient of the Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award by the […]
Hawthorne girls thrash Columbia; Eastside boys meet Santa Fe in a battle of undefeateds
Dec 10, 2020
Girls Basketball: Hawthorne 66, Columbia 40 Hawthorne football coach Cornelius Ingram took some time off from coaching the Hornets in next Thursday’s Class 1A state championship […]
Mayor Marlowe announces first annual Newberry Christmas Lights Contest
Dec 10, 2020
Listen up, Christmas decorating fanatics, I am proud to announce the first annual Christmas Lights Contest! Here is how it will work: over the next two […]
Updating Breaking News: Fatal hit-and-run incident in Gainesville kills UF student
Dec 10, 2020
The Gainesville Police Department responded to a hit-and-run incident last night at approximately 10:49 pm in the 2000 block of West University Avenue in Gainesville. According to […]
Trinity Catholic trio sign major college scholarships
Dec 10, 2020
It’s not uncommon to have a Division-I offensive lineman on your team, even if you are a smaller school like Trinity Catholic (Ocala). But to have […]
Alachua County Health: Don’t let your COVID-19 guard down
Dec 10, 2020
Alachua County Health Department Director Paul Myers said sources of new cases of COVID-19 in the county are being linked back to household transmission, family and […]
Lake City Wetlands transforms from a spray field to a birding hotspot
Dec 10, 2020
“It’s magic to see what happens when you add water to the landscape,” said Jacqui Sulek, chapter conservation manager for Audubon Florida. A visit to the […]
Columbia County Sheriff honors two deputies and promotes two law enforcement officers
Dec 9, 2020
Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted two employees within its law enforcement ranks on Wednesday. Detective Josh Samson was promoted to the rank of Corporal and […]
Library District launches Winter Reading Challenge to compete with libraries nationwide
Dec 9, 2020
The Alachua County Library District is launching the first Winter Reading Challenge, calling on our community to read 1,000 hours from Jan. 1 through Feb. 14 […]
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo asks visitors to ‘Protect Our Flock’
Dec 9, 2020
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is welcoming visitors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day except holidays, but asks that visitors keep in mind […]
Chiefland football coach resigns; Trenton girls basketball team dominant again
Dec 9, 2020
Chiefland head football coach John Palmer has resigned citing health concerns. Palmer told the Gainesville Sun that he has been coaching with Sick Sinus Syndrome, a […]
Updating Breaking News: Fatal hit-and-run in Alachua County kills Gainesville man
Dec 9, 2020
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a hit-and-run incident last night at approximately 8:56 pm in Alachua County. According to the FHP report, an unknown vehicle was […]
Free COVID-19 testing and flu shots available this Saturday in Gainesville
Dec 8, 2020
The Alachua County Health Department together with the COVID-19 Student Service Corps @ UF will provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing and flu shots this Saturday at […]
Newberry High’s Grace Oelrich signs scholarship with Rollins College
Dec 8, 2020
Grace Oelrich helped lead the Newberry volleyball team to the Class 1A state championship game in November. The senior outside hitter led the Panthers (23-4) in […]
UF Law Conservation Clinic hosts water resources act and public interest discussion
Dec 8, 2020
Florida’s Constitution and its environmental laws reference the “public interest” repeatedly, usually with little explanation; for example, Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes cites “public interest” […]