Alachua County UF/IFAS Extension Headquarters breaking ground this month
Alachua County and UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County are hosting a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 11 a.m. The ceremony celebrates the building […]
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Alachua County UF/IFAS Extension Headquarters breaking ground this month
Alachua County and UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County are hosting a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 11 a.m. The ceremony celebrates the building […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all land in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Gainesville […]
Vietnam Vet brings living military museum to Newberry this weekend
In 1966 Lamar Scott got mad at a history teacher who called him out because he fell asleep in class. “She woke me up and […]
Newberry Panthers rally to beat Bartram Trail; Bell Bulldogs sweep St. John’s Lutheran
The Newberry Volleyball team picked up a huge win on the road on Tuesday night. The Class 1A Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat […]
The Prep Zone and I am Country extend partnership to include basketball and post season football
Mike Ridaught, the founder and publisher of ThePrepZone.com, announced an extended partnership with the radio station I am Country 106.9 FM to include local high school basketball, […]
Breaking News: County Commission pulls the plug on Archer solar project
The Alachua Board of County Commissioners voted to deny the application for a special exception to allow a major utility project to build in Archer. Archer […]
Gainesville police arrest convicted felon with firearm
Officers from the Gainesville Police Department responded to the 500 block of SW 2nd Street last Friday after several calls of multiple shots fired. After arriving […]
Week Five Roundup: Newberry, Dixie County extend streaks; Hawthorne remains unbeaten
Hawthorne rallies past PK Yonge 14-13; remains unbeaten For the second time this season, the Hawthorne Hornets rallied late to stay unbeaten. On Friday night, visiting […]
City of Gainesville closes Lit at Midtown for occupancy violations; warns other businesses
On Saturday night, the City of Gainesville closed a local nightclub for occupancy violations and warned other businesses to follow rules despite the Phase 3 state […]
Breaking News: Two-car crash in Dixie County kills both drivers
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two car crash this morning at approximately 9AM at the intersection of Highway 349 and NE 48th Avenue in Dixie […]
Alachua County Fire Rescue serves up Fire Safety in the Kitchen for Fire Prevention Week
Alachua County Fire Rescue is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years) […]
Seminoles outlast Columbia
The Florida High School Seminoles defeated the Columbia Tigers 27-14 in week five of high school football action Friday night. The Seminoles stay unbeaten with the […]
Hawthorne beats PK Yonge
The Hawthorne Hornets slipped past PK Yonge Blue Wave 14-13 in week five of high school football action Friday night. The Hornets trailed 13-0 before rallying in […]
Game of the Week: Dixie County dismantles Trenton
The Dixie County Bears cruised past the Trenton Tigers 48-20 in week five of the high school football Game of the Week Friday night. The Bears […]
Interlachen defeats Bell
The Interlachen Rams cruised against the Bell Bulldogs 16-0 in week five of high school football action Friday night. The Rams even their record at 2-2, […]
Chiefland douses Flames 61-26
The Chiefland Indians put on an offensive show, cruising against the West Oaks Flames 61-26 in week five of high school football action Friday night. It […]
Hornets sting Branford
The Lafayette Hornets cruised to a 27-13 victory over the Branford Buccaneers in week five of high school football action Friday night. With the win, Lafayette […]
Buchholz edges Suwannee
The Buchholz Bobcats took a 24-21 lead at halftime and held on to defeat the Suwannee Bulldogs 59-42 in week five high school football action Friday […]
Madison County blanks Tornadoes
The Madison County Cowboys took a 6-0 lead at halftime, and held on to defeat the Bradford Tornadoes 14-0 in week five of high school football […]
Bronson stymies Cornerstone
The Bronson Eagles scored 36 first half points, and cruised past the Cornerstone Ducks 42-0 in week five of high school football action Friday night. The […]
Friends of Library book sale online this year
The Friends of the Library book sale is so popular that the nonprofit organization has to borrow a parking lot and pay for traffic control. During […]
Newberry rallies past Williston 26-24; increases winning streak to 4
Last night in Williston, the underdog Red Devils football team jumped out to a quick 16-0 lead in the opening quarter, only to see the visiting […]
Gainesville police arrest attempted murder suspect
The Gainesville Police Department arrested a juvenile for attempted murder on September 26th and for firing multiple rounds into an apartment on June 18th after he […]
Gainesville firm wins NASA contract
NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. as one of three firms to provide architecture-engineer (A/E) services for civil engineering infrastructure, equipment, and facilities at […]