Ocala Christian writes off Davenport Four Corners Charter 60-0
Dominating defense was the calling card of Ocala Christian on Friday as it blanked Davenport Four Corners Charter 60-0 for a Florida high school football victory […]
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Ocala Christian writes off Davenport Four Corners Charter 60-0
Dominating defense was the calling card of Ocala Christian on Friday as it blanked Davenport Four Corners Charter 60-0 for a Florida high school football victory […]
Gainesville Oak Hall puts down First Academy-Leesburg 52-14
Gainesville Oak Hall didn’t tinker around with First Academy-Leesburg. A 52-14 result offered a strong testament in the win column in a Florida high school football […]
Starke Hope Christian shuts down Orange Park St. Johns Country Day in 40-0 romp
No need for worry, Starke Hope Christian’s defense took care of business on Friday, keying a 40-0 shutout of Orange Park St. Johns Country Day in […]
Branford quiets Williston with 34-0 shutout
A suffocating defensive performance helped Branford blank Williston 34-0 in a Florida high school football matchup on August 27. Neither squad scored in the final quarter. […]
City employees rally against vaccine mandate
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]