Orange Park woman dies in accident near Melrose
Mar 8, 2022
An Orange Park woman died Monday night when she lost control of her vehicle along Country Road 219A near Melrose. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
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Orange Park woman dies in accident near Melrose
An Orange Park woman died Monday night when she lost control of her vehicle along Country Road 219A near Melrose. According to a Florida Highway Patrol […]
City land use to grow to include urban farms
Mar 8, 2022
Gainesville residents will soon be able to engage in two types of urban farming and some will be able to potentially increase their chicken flocks under […]
Multiple-vehicle I-75 collision injures 8
Mar 7, 2022
Nine vehicles collided at I-75 northbound exit 399, sending eight people to the hospital on Monday evening. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) spokesperson Lt. Patrick […]
Lake City man dies exiting off I-75
Mar 7, 2022
A Lake City man died when he failed to stop at the bottom of the I-75 exit 414 offramp, overturned and collided with a parked car […]
Gas prices skyrocket to near record highs
Mar 7, 2022
Crude oil and gas prices skyrocketed this past week as the national average for a gallon of gas surged 45 cents in seven days and 62 […]
Florida wildfires force evacuations
Mar 7, 2022
Large wildfires have raged in the Florida Panhandle in the past few days, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 1,100 houses and a veterans’ nursing home. […]
Lake City police investigating child’s death
Mar 7, 2022
Emergency responders discovered a 23-month-old boy dead at a home on SW Theresa Court in Lake City on Friday. According to a Lake City Police Department […]
GFR responds to fire at auto repair shop
Mar 6, 2022
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) extinguished a Sunday morning blaze that started in a vehicle inside an auto repair shop. The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrived on […]
Single-vehicle accident claims Archer man
Mar 5, 2022
A 45-year-old Archer man died Friday afternoon when his sedan ran off County Road 241 and struck a tree. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) […]
Arena named after former Commissioner Pinkoson
Mar 4, 2022
Local officials officially named the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center Arena in Newberry after former county commissioner Lee Pinkoson at a ceremony on Friday evening. […]
West End owner looks to release lien, continue sale
Mar 4, 2022
West End Golf Course might finally see some action after the property owner appeared Thursday before an Alachua County special magistrate to remove the $37,000 lien […]
Marlowe talks character, growth in city address
Mar 3, 2022
The City of Newberry held its State of the City address on Thursday evening with Mayor Jordan Marlowe delivering a speech that dealt more with the […]
Gainesville shelves zoning change
Mar 3, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday rejected 5-2 an ordinance on second reading that would have removed a minimum acreage requirement for transect zones. The proposed […]
PBA files grievance against Sheriff Watson
Mar 3, 2022
The Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) filed a class action grievance against Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson, Jr., over unfair labor practices. In a letter sent […]
City could get second minority-majority district
Mar 3, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday approved a preliminary redistricting map that would create two minority-majority districts in the city in advance of the August election. […]
Federal Reserve expects rate hike this month
Mar 3, 2022
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said he supports a traditional quarter-point interest rate increase rather than the larger one that some policymakers have proposed. Most other Fed […]
White House unveils new COVID response plan
Mar 3, 2022
At the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden said the country can “move forward safely, back to more normal routines.” The White […]
GNV man dies when pickup runs off I-75
Mar 2, 2022
A Gainesville man driving southbound on Interstate 75 died when his pickup left the road and hit several trees on Wednesday morning. In a Florida Highway […]
Alachua County HB 1493 passes Florida House 80-35
Mar 2, 2022
The Florida House voted 80-35 to move forward with HB 1493 that would allow voters to rearrange the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Sponsored […]
Split school board fires Simon
Mar 1, 2022
The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) fired Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon in a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, capping a tumultuous 15-month tenure marked by a […]
BOCC continues plan for new surtax initiative
Mar 1, 2022
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners moved forward with its one cent infrastructure surtax initiative at a special meeting on Tuesday, approving wording and how […]
Gainesville refuses zoning change near Depot Park
Mar 1, 2022
For now, a piece of property adjacent Depot Park will remain zoned for industrial uses, but discussion of potential changes to the property did prompt a […]
GNV airport hosts TSA program signup event
Feb 28, 2022
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) will host a TSA PreCheck signup event from March 7 to 17 outside the terminal. Run through IdentoGO, the program allows travelers […]
Poe talks GNV success in State of the City speech
Feb 28, 2022
Mayor Lauren Poe delivered his last State of the City address on Monday, touting a host of actions he said have made Gainesville better. Hosted at […]