GNV announces road closures for next week
The City of Gainesville announced multiple road closures as it will be working on SW First Avenue, NW 12th Street and NW Fifth Avenue starting next […]
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GNV announces road closures for next week
The City of Gainesville announced multiple road closures as it will be working on SW First Avenue, NW 12th Street and NW Fifth Avenue starting next […]
Alachua County moves forward with downtown statue
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to take the next step toward placing a new statue on the West Lawn […]
Keystone Heights, Bell men die in auto accident
Two men died when the van they were in failed to negotiate a curve and hit a tree in Ocklawaha early Thursday morning. According to a […]
State returns withheld funds to ACPS
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) returned previously withheld money to the Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) following a months-long mask policy battle. This week the […]
Judge partially reinstates healthcare vaccine rule
Healthcare workers in roughly half of U.S. states are now shielded from a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while those in the other half must get vaccinated by Jan. 4. […]
FDLE arrests former GCSO detective
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation led to the arrest of former Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) detective Trent Kellee Freeman on forgery and […]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]