“Flash” Gordon leading Hurricane secondary in 2020
Jul 30, 2020
Today’s Rising Senior spotlight is on Jerohn Gordon of Gainesville High School. Gordon will participate in football and track & field during his senior year for the […]
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“Flash” Gordon leading Hurricane secondary in 2020
Today’s Rising Senior spotlight is on Jerohn Gordon of Gainesville High School. Gordon will participate in football and track & field during his senior year for the […]
UF Health surgeons perform historic double-lung transplant on COVID-19 survivor
Jul 30, 2020
Members of UF Health’s lung transplant team, shown performing a procedure in a 2019 photo, have been recognized as an elite program by U.S. News & […]
COVID-19 fatalities continue to climb in Florida
Jul 30, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 9,956 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 461,379 cases as of the […]
Time to think about voting
Jul 30, 2020
Election day for the Alachua County primary is August 18th – so it’s time to make some decisions. Did you request a vote-by-mail ballot? It should […]
State-supported COVID-19 testing sites temporarily closing for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine
Jul 30, 2020
TALLAHASSEE – Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced that all state-supported drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing sites will temporarily close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, […]
Uncertainty unchanged and unusually high with ‘Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine’
Jul 30, 2020
Rain and wind impacts from what is currently referred to as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (PTC Nine) are possible in Florida as early as Saturday. However, […]
Hurricane Season 2020: Now is the time for preparation
Jul 29, 2020
With tropical storms currently forming in the Atlantic Ocean, now is the time to sign up for the City of Gainesville’s emergency alert program, AlertGNV. Visit […]
Georgia officials work to settle face mask dust-up
Jul 29, 2020
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp backed down from his request for an emergency order barring Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from requiring face masks in public and […]
Traffic Alert: Sinkhole in Levy County closes parts of SR 24
Jul 29, 2020
The Florida Department of Transportation has informed Levy County Emergency Management that State Road 24 between CR 336 (Ellzey Church) and CR 345 in Rosewood is […]
Florida lawsuits challenging local mask mandates not gaining traction in court
Jul 29, 2020
The Center Square – Palm Beach County can require people to wear facemasks in public places during a pandemic without violating anyone’s constitutional rights, a state […]
Brown wants to lead Dixie County to seventh straight post-season appearance
Jul 29, 2020
Today’s Rising Senior spotlight is on Keatan Brown of the Dixie County High School football team. Brown will play fullback and linebacker for the Bears this […]
Why is the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo still closed?
Jul 28, 2020
As the closures and restrictions due to the current health crisis stretch past the four-month mark, many of us are longing to participate in the activities […]
Is Ginnie Springs above the law?
Jul 28, 2020
Gilchrist County Resident Nicole Ashley’s house is shaking. Boom, boom, boom. It’s past midnight and the county noise ordinance says 10 p.m. is the cutoff for […]
California churches defy worship restrictions
Jul 28, 2020
Worshippers, many without masks, filled Grace Community Church’s 3,500-person-capacity sanctuary in Sun Valley, Calif., on Sunday. Pastor John MacArthur on Friday wrote that his church would not comply with Gov. […]
FDACS: Floridians receiving suspicious seed packets from China
Jul 28, 2020
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is warning Floridians about unsolicited packages of seeds received through the mail. The seed packets, which may arrive unexpectedly in packages bearing […]
School Board to vote on ‘optional innovative reopening plan’ to be submitted to the state
Jul 28, 2020
Editor’s Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County. […]
Florida breaks single-day record for COVID-19 related deaths and hospitalizations
Jul 28, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 9,230 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 441,977 cases as of the […]
Florida gas prices decline two cents; Hurricane Hanna spares Gulf Coast fuel region
Jul 27, 2020
Florida drivers saw another week of declining prices at the pump. The state average dropped 2 cents last week. Now drivers are paying an average price of $2.06 […]
Hanna downgraded to tropical depression
Jul 27, 2020
Over the weekend, Hanna brought winds of 50 mph and more than 12 inches of rain to parts of South Texas and northeastern Mexico, areas also […]
Gainesville City Commissioner David Arreola hosting telephone town hall
Jul 27, 2020
City Commissioner David Arreola will host a one-hour telephone town hall Thursday, July 30 at 7:15 p.m. for District 3 residents and all Gainesville neighbors. He’ll […]
Out of town DJs drawing hundreds of fans to Ginnie Springs for light shows and electronic dance music
Jul 27, 2020
An event company from Orlando known as The Takeover Series has a growing following and the owner said he is surprised at its popularity. The founder, […]
Is COVID-19 finally hitting a plateau in Florida?
Jul 27, 2020
COVID-19 has laid siege to Florida these past several weeks, but measurable data, specifically in the last few days, may show signs it has plateaued or […]
Levy County CARES Program opens today
Jul 27, 2020
The Levy County CARES grant Program opens today. Funded by an allocation to Levy County from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]
In memory of Rep. John Lewis 1940-2020
Jul 26, 2020
___ Dear John . The instructions while reading this composition if there were / instructions the instructions would be […]