Breaking News: Two-car crash in Columbia County kills Lake City man
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two car crash today at approximately 11:45 AM near the intersection of SW Bascom Norris Drive and SW Mary Ethel Lane […]
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Breaking News: Two-car crash in Columbia County kills Lake City man
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two car crash today at approximately 11:45 AM near the intersection of SW Bascom Norris Drive and SW Mary Ethel Lane […]
Developing News: School board member says some parents are rejecting COVID-19 waiver
Alachua County School Board Member Tina Certain says at least three parents have called her asking about a new COVID-19 waiver. “Football and cheerleader practice is […]
Pastors lead Prayer Walk through Newberry
A coalition of pastors led about 100 community members through the quiet streets of Newberry on Sunday, July 5th with one common goal: Praying on-sight with […]
Alachua County School District reaches out to parents about fall re-opening
Alachua County Public Schools has sent emails, phone messages and texts to all families with information about their educational options for the fall of 2020 and […]
Oelrich hopes to win a state championship at Newberry before heading to Rollins College in 2021
Today’s Rising Senior spotlight is on Grace Oelrich of Newberry High School. Oelrich is a middle blocker for the Panthers’ volleyball team. Last year, she finished […]
UF College of Medicine awarded new pediatric rheumatology fellowship
Seven states do not have any pediatric rheumatologists. Florida is more fortunate, with about 17. But health experts say that relative abundance is hardly adequate in […]
Bell High School’s Taria Liles goals for 2020: More kills and a state championship
Beginning today and continuing throughout the month of July, we turn our attention from our Senior Spotlights, which honored the Class of 2020, to our Rising […]
Supervisor of Elections: 40,000 vote-by-mail ballots requested by Alachua County voters
More than 40,000 vote-by-mail ballots for the 2020 Primary Election are being mailed to Alachua County voters. Voters who signed up to receive a vote-by-mail […]
Alachua County looking to fill vacancies on Rural Concerns Advisory Committee
Alachua County is seeking applicants to fill one currently vacant position and four positions with terms that expire September 30th, 2020, on the Rural Concerns Advisory […]
County Commission and Sheriff Darnell will discuss police reform at July 10th meeting
Editor’s Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County. […]
Columbia High’s Minson and Thomas sign baseball scholarships to to play at the next level
Seniors Lance Minson and Hunter Thomas of the Columbia High baseball team won’t get a chance to defend their multiple district titles due to Covid-19. However, the […]
Gainesville Fire Rescue extracts trapped driver from overturned vehicle in two-car crash
Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to several 911 calls regarding a two-car motor vehicle crash Wednesday morning. Bystanders reported that one person was entrapped inside of their […]
Alachua County Commission unanimously approves $46.9 million CARES Act plan
At their meeting yesterday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the $46.9 million in Federal CARES Act dollars coming to Alachua County. They unanimously approved the expenditure […]
Bell High School’s Aubrey Brown signs softball scholarship at Webber International University
Today’s senior spotlight is on 4-sport athlete Aubrey Brown of Bell High School. Brown played basketball, volleyball, softball, and ran cross country. She played in all […]
Updating Developing News: Inmate contact tracing leads to more testing, 4 more COVID-19 cases reported at county jail
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office reports that 12 Alachua County Jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 and 22 more have been tested after being identified […]
County manager proposes a roll back of millage rate
Alachua County Manager Michele Lieberman presented the 2021 budget message to the Board of County Commissioners on July 7th. Her presentation introduction was as follows: To […]
Virtual horticulture program coming this month
The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the following Commercial Horticulture Program for July 2020. This program is being offered by Dr. Tatiana […]
Breaking Overnight: Fatal two-car crash in Columbia County kills one, injures two
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two car crash last night at approximately 11:25 pm. on or near the intersection of US Highway 441 and NE Christie […]
City of Gainesville, community organizations partner to host upcoming Census-A-Thon
With nearly 4 in 10 U.S. households yet to complete the 2020 Census, the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, Greater Gainesville Chamber and the School Board […]
County Commission’s special meeting addresses $46.9 million CARES Act funding plan
Editor’s Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County. […]
A four-sport athlete at Chiefland, Jerrels heading to Florida Atlantic University
Today’s senior spotlight is on Jarrett Jerrels of Chiefland High School. Jerrels played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track for the Indians. He was a 2nd Team All-state selection and defensive MVP for the Indians’ football team. Despite only […]
Giebeig heading to Flagler College after a blistering finish to her softball career at Columbia High
Today’s senior spotlight is on Lucy Giebeig of the Lake City Columbia softball team. Last year as a junior she was a second team All-Area selection […]
Alachua County Charter Review Commission announces four amendment proposals
On September 10, 2019, the Alachua County Commission appointed the 2019-20 Charter Review Commission (CRC). In the subsequent 9 months, the CRC held 16 meetings and […]
UF Health infectious diseases expert talks COVID-19
Since participating in multiple clinical trials and the treatment of more than 150 COVID-19 patients at UF Shands Hospital, local infectious disease expert Dr. Kartik Cherabuddi […]