New study finds omicron variant less severe
Dec 15, 2021
A new study out of South Africa found the omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness than previous strains, but it also […]
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New study finds omicron variant less severe
A new study out of South Africa found the omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness than previous strains, but it also […]
High Springs installs live weather station
Dec 15, 2021
High Springs now has second-by-second weather coverage of its skies. The High Springs Fire Department installed a WeatherSTEM station on top of the fire station and […]
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire returns in new location
Dec 14, 2021
The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire returns in a new location that will welcome vendor campers over three weekends of events. The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners […]
ACSO, GPD continue to probe school bomb threats
Dec 14, 2021
Local law enforcement continues to investigate three open false bomb threat cases at Buchholz and Gainesville high schools that occurred in September. From Aug. 19 through […]
Local school vaccinations higher than expected
Dec 14, 2021
School participation in COVID-19 vaccine clinics has been better than expected, according to the Alachua County Department of Health (DOH). “We delivered a significant supply of […]
Gymnastics abuse survivors obtain $380M settlement
Dec 14, 2021
A federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday approved a $380 million settlement involving more than 500 sexual abuse victims, ending the legal aspect of the […]
Update: LCPD identifies pedestrian hit by train
Dec 14, 2021
Update (3:55 p.m.): The Lake City Police Department released the name of the man hit and killed by a train near NW Dixie Avenue Tuesday morning. […]
Archer Elementary students take to the dais
Dec 14, 2021
It took two votes and a rock, paper, scissors contest to select the mayor and vice mayor of the 2021 Archer Junior Commission. Six students were […]
AAA: Gas prices continue slow decline
Dec 13, 2021
Pump prices continue their slow seasonal descent, despite a slight rebound in oil prices due to waning fears of a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 […]
Groups race to meet Florida amendments deadline
Dec 13, 2021
Mailboxes take an important role this time of year. Christmas cards arrive and leave alongside sales ads trying to pry gift dollars from holiday shoppers. For […]
BOCC to discuss Hoggetowne Faire, Indian heritage
Dec 13, 2021
A permit for three weekends of medieval entertainment, trunk radio system and various appointments round out the agenda for the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners […]
Levy County mayors unite to solve water issues
Dec 13, 2021
Otter Creek Vice Mayor Russell Meeks buys $60 worth of bottled water a month to make sure that his family has enough clean water to drink […]
Lake City teen struck, killed while riding bike
Dec 11, 2021
A teen driver struck and killed a 15-year-old Lake City teen who was riding his bike late Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). […]
Update: FHP seeks info in fatal hit and run
Dec 10, 2021
Update (4:30 p.m.): Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run Friday morning in east Alachua […]
Consumer inflation hits nearly 40-year high
Dec 10, 2021
Americans in November saw prices jump 6.9 percent from the year before. That’s the highest annual inflation rate since 1982. The increased prices have affected everything […]
Alachua County Forever expands Lake Alto Preserve
Dec 10, 2021
Alachua County Forever (ACF) recently closed on the purchase of 292.5 acres that will be added to the County’s 982-acre Lake Alto Preserve northwest of the […]
West End developer unveils compromise
Dec 9, 2021
A development plan for the West End Golf property that started out with 487 residential units and an 80-room hotel has now been pared down to […]
Memorial event remembers Maggie Paxton
Dec 9, 2021
One year after her death, a group of just over 100 people gathered at the intersection of Gale Lemerand Drive and University Avenue on Thursday night […]
Gainesville to alter election requirements
Dec 9, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday to change how candidates qualify for municipal races. Candidates for city offices will have to collect voter signatures to get […]
4 injured in accident south of Williston
Dec 9, 2021
Four people were injured Thursday afternoon in a four-vehicle accident on US Highway 41 at the intersection of SE 11th Place south of Williston. According to […]
Town hall addresses juvenile gun violence
Dec 8, 2021
Gainesville Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker held an online town hall meeting on Wednesday about gun violence in the community and some of the ways organizations are addressing […]
SBAC to address bullying of face mask wearing students
Dec 8, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipated in 2020 that sending students back to school wearing face masks during the COVID-19 delta variant surge […]
Amazon Web Services outage stalls sites, apps
Dec 8, 2021
Amazon’s US-East-1 servers, a major hub for the company’s cloud computing platform, shut down Tuesday morning. The company services governments, universities, and businesses, many of which […]
Levy County residents oppose turnpike extension
Dec 7, 2021
Hundreds of Levy County residents went straight from work to the College of Central Florida Levy Campus in Chiefland on Tuesday night to send a ‘No […]