Bell shuts out Eastpoint Franklin County 35-0
Aug 27, 2021
It was a quiet night for the scoreboard operators on one side, where the digit never moved off 0 in Bell’s 35-0 beating of Eastpoint Franklin […]
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Bell shuts out Eastpoint Franklin County 35-0
It was a quiet night for the scoreboard operators on one side, where the digit never moved off 0 in Bell’s 35-0 beating of Eastpoint Franklin […]
City employees rally against vaccine mandate
Aug 27, 2021
State Sen. Keith Perry joined attorney Jeff Childers and dozens of city employees at a Friday press conference in Bo Diddley Plaza to push back against […]
Judge blocks DeSantis ban on mask mandates
Aug 27, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority when he sought to block school districts from implementing student mask mandates, according to a Friday court ruling. Judge […]
Supreme Court scraps eviction moratorium
Aug 27, 2021
SCOTUS ruled Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acted unlawfully by rolling out the eviction ban in August. The court majority’s opinion said Congress […]
Trenton Riverside Christian overwhelms Land O’Lakes Academy At The Lakes 51-6
Aug 26, 2021
Trenton Riverside Christian didn’t tinker around with Land O’Lakes Academy At The Lakes. A 51-6 result offered a strong testament in the win column during this […]
13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul bombings
Aug 26, 2021
Thirteen U.S. service members died and 18 others were injured Thursday in an attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nearly 100 Afghans were killed and […]
Judge poised to issue ruling in school mask case
Aug 26, 2021
Lawyers challenging and defending Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates rested their cases on Thursday, ahead of an expected ruling Friday morning. Judge […]
SBAC swears in new member, talks litigation
Aug 26, 2021
Mildred Russell marked her first vote on the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) by dissenting against the other four members in the adoption of a […]
200 city employees sue over vaccine mandate
Aug 26, 2021
A lawsuit by more than 200 City of Gainesville employees and contractors alleges that the city’s vaccine mandate violates state and federal law, according to a […]
Gainesville commission requests stronger mask mandate
Aug 26, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission is asking the Alachua Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to update its existing mask mandate to include some enforcement on businesses in the […]
COVID patient numbers dip at area hospitals
Aug 26, 2021
After a month of steady increases in COVID-positive patients flooding Gainesville hospitals, numbers released Thursday show a gradual decline appears to be underway. North Florida Regional […]
Cedar Key Police investigating fake $20s
Aug 26, 2021
Separate fake $20 bills turned up at a Cedar Key Marathon Gas food store Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday morning the Cedar Key Police Department posted […]
State Department: Under 2,000 Americans waiting in Kabul
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be waiting to be evacuated from Afghanistan. Blinken said the State […]
VA offers $3,000 signing bonus
Aug 25, 2021
The VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) is offering a $3,000 signing bonus for housekeeping aides in Gainesville, Orlando, Miami and four other Florida cities. Overall, […]
County searches for downtown statue replacement
Aug 25, 2021
Alachua County is asking residents to submit nominations of prominent, deceased, African American citizens of Alachua County for a statue that will stand outside the County […]
Former Gilchrist County sheriff dies
Aug 25, 2021
Jim Floyd, a former long-time Florida law enforcement officer who also served as Gilchrist County sheriff, died Tuesday after an extended illness. Floyd was elected Gilchrist […]
UF study finds breast milk provides COVID antibodies
Aug 25, 2021
The breast milk of lactating mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to […]
4 injured in multiple bus collisions
Aug 24, 2021
Two Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) buses were involved in separate accidents in Gainesville Tuesday morning. The first incident occurred just after 7 a.m. when, according […]
Alachua County approves vaccine incentives
Aug 24, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved financial incentives for citizens and county employees who receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks. Multiple […]
Fire singes SkyFrog Tree Service
Aug 24, 2021
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) battled a blaze at SkyFrog Tree Service overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning. About 30 GFR firefighters dispatched to the fire at […]
BOCC extends, modifies emergency order
Aug 24, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) unanimously extended its mask mandate for seven days with some modifications at its Tuesday meeting. The board modified […]
Update: Gainesville man located
Aug 24, 2021
UPDATE: The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) announced at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday that Donnie Ryles was located and returned home. GPD issued a Florida Silver Alert to […]
Newberry plans Afghanistan vets parade
Aug 23, 2021
Bob Watson with the Newberry American Legion presented the Newberry City Commission with the outline for the “Welcome Home Afghanistan Veterans” daylong celebration scheduled for Sept. […]
City Commissioner Johnson announces resignation
Aug 23, 2021
Commissioner and Mayor Pro-Tem Gail Johnson announced Monday at a special meeting of the Gainesville City Commission that she will resign from her seat effective Sept. […]