Local News

Smartphone saliva test for COVID-19 earns UF professor honors in national contest

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 17, 2020

A University of Florida professor and his industry collaborators have won second place in a technology competition sponsored by the National Institutes of Health for a […]

Education

Gainesville sweeps Oak Hall; Bell improves to 8-1

Mike Ridaught

Sep 17, 2020

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On Tuesday night the Gainesville volleyball team celebrated Senior Night with a 3-1 victory against Oak Hall at the Purple Palace. GHS improved to 3-1 on […]

Education

Updating Breaking News: Gainesville Fire Rescue crews respond to multi-vehicle crash

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 16, 2020

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Gainesville Fire Rescue crews responded to a multi-vehicle collision this morning involving a school bus, downed power lines and one vehicle that was on fire. […]

Government + Politics

Archer weighs options for future of fire rescue

Suzette Cook

Sep 16, 2020

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The City of Archer has 12 months to come up with a way to provide fire rescue services since receiving notice from Alachua County Fire Rescue […]

Education

Report: UF among top 50 universities in U.S.

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 16, 2020

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The Center Square – After a two-year hiatus, the University of Miami has rejoined the University of Florida among the nation’s top 50 universities, according to the […]

Government + Politics

Coastal Flood Advisory issued for Levy County

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 15, 2020

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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY… The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory, which is […]

Education

Alachua County athletic director issues warning for crowd size and lack of face masks at football games

Suzette Cook

Sep 15, 2020

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The athletic director for Alachua County Public Schools said he has put six high schools on notice after receiving photographs of packed stands from concerned parents […]

Government + Politics

Archer accepts County’s CARES Act reimbursement, plans to ask for more

Suzette Cook

Sep 15, 2020

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The City of Archer Commission tabled a resolution at the Sept. 14th meeting that would have adopted the Florida governor’s Plan for Recovery because it would […]

Education

GFR crews respond to second fire on UF campus

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 15, 2020

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Gainesville Fire Rescue crews were notified by University Police of an institutional fire alarm at Norman Hall. Arriving units found heavy smoke throughout the building. It […]

Health

Puppet shows helping families and students with stress of COVID-19 and more

Suzette Cook

Sep 14, 2020

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It all started with a puppet named Cooper. Gainesville Educational Consultant Dr. Tracy Leibach had already been using puppets to connect with students when she worked […]

Government + Politics

Couple rescued from sinkhole in High Springs

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 14, 2020

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Multiple agencies responded to a call for help in High Springs in the early morning hours of Sunday. Just before 2:00AM, the High Springs Fire Department, […]

Health

UF Health, OneFlorida consortium to evaluate blood thinners as COVID-19 treatment

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 14, 2020

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The National Institutes of Health has launched two of three adaptive clinical trials evaluating the safety and effectiveness of varying types of blood thinners to treat […]

Business

Gilchrist County to vote on Sunday alcohol sales

Suzette Cook

Sep 14, 2020

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Gilchrist County residents will vote Nov. 3rd on whether to allow alcohol sales within the county on Sundays. Currently, ordinance 6-1 reads: “No alcoholic beverages […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County Chairman Robert Hutchinson responds to State order to reopen bars

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 14, 2020

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Alachua County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert Hutchinson wrote an open letter about the State Order to reopen bars, and posted it on social media. Here […]

Government + Politics

In case you missed it: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Alachua County Buses, Scholarships

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 13, 2020

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It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were: There was a fire at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium […]

Faith + Inspiration

The places God goes… Welcome to the Tattoo Parlor Church

Tim Price

Sep 13, 2020

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Somewhere around 40% of Americans have tattoos. In spite of the popularity of tattoos, when the people of Wildwood United Methodist Church began reaching out to […]

Education

Fire at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium puts Gainesville Fire Rescue crews into full response

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 13, 2020

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Crews from Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) were alerted to an institutional building fire on the South side of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium; home of the Florida […]

Government + Politics

Levy County detectives arrest serial car thief

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 12, 2020

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The Levy County Sheriff’s Office, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission combined forces to stop a serial thief operating […]

Local News

Breaking News: Pedestrian killed on US-90 in Suwannee County

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 12, 2020

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The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a pedestrian fatality this morning in Suwannee County. A pickup truck, driven by a 49-year-old female from Live Oak, was westbound […]

Business

State opens bars on September 14th and County steps up enforcement

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 12, 2020

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As the latest from Tallahassee allows bars to open at the same time positive cases are spiking, the County’s new Order allows the County and other […]

Government + Politics

City and local restaurants, breweries team together to create StreateryGNV

Mainstreet Daily News

Sep 12, 2020

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The Gainesville City Commission approved a temporary repeal of its open container law, by a 4-3 vote Thursday, in support of a comprehensive strategy to accommodate the creation […]

Local News

Alachua County cold case detective recounts interview with serial killer featured on 60 Minutes

Suzette Cook

Sep 11, 2020

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Alachua County Sheriff’s Cold Case Detective Kevin Allen said he was lucky to be the first of 10 detectives to interview convicted serial killer Samuel Little […]

Education