In case you missed it: Drive-by Shooting, Fatal Car Crash, COVID
Jul 11, 2020
It was a noteworthy news week in our community. Two fatal crashes in Columbia County claim the lives of two Lake city residents, the Alachua County […]
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In case you missed it: Drive-by Shooting, Fatal Car Crash, COVID
It was a noteworthy news week in our community. Two fatal crashes in Columbia County claim the lives of two Lake city residents, the Alachua County […]
Bell High’s Maddy Sapp combines volleyball skills with 4.3 GPA to embody the role of student-athlete
Jul 11, 2020
Today’s Rising Senior is Maddy Sapp of Bell High School. Sapp is an outside/middle blocker for the Lady Bulldogs’ volleyball team. She was a Gainesville Sun […]
Disney World’s reopening Saturday evokes cheers, fears
Jul 11, 2020
The Center Square – When Walt Disney Co. informed state leaders in April of its plans to reopen its Orlando theme parks July 11, it was […]
Breaking News: Two-car crash in Columbia County kills Lake City man
Jul 10, 2020
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two car crash today at approximately 11:45 AM near the intersection of SW Bascom Norris Drive and SW Mary Ethel Lane […]
Developing News: School board member says some parents are rejecting COVID-19 waiver
Jul 10, 2020
Alachua County School Board Member Tina Certain says at least three parents have called her asking about a new COVID-19 waiver. “Football and cheerleader practice is […]
Pastors lead Prayer Walk through Newberry
Jul 10, 2020
A coalition of pastors led about 100 community members through the quiet streets of Newberry on Sunday, July 5th with one common goal: Praying on-sight with […]
Alachua County School District reaches out to parents about fall re-opening
Jul 10, 2020
Alachua County Public Schools has sent emails, phone messages and texts to all families with information about their educational options for the fall of 2020 and […]
Oelrich hopes to win a state championship at Newberry before heading to Rollins College in 2021
Jul 10, 2020
Today’s Rising Senior spotlight is on Grace Oelrich of Newberry High School. Oelrich is a middle blocker for the Panthers’ volleyball team. Last year, she finished […]
Positive COVID-19 cases in Florida goes over 11,000 for the second time; 435 hospitalizations breaks single day record
Jul 10, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 11,433 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 244,151 cases as of the […]
DeSantis says opening schools critical to Florida’s COVID-19 economic rebound
Jul 10, 2020
The Center Square – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday schools are as essential to the economy as […]
UF College of Medicine awarded new pediatric rheumatology fellowship
Jul 10, 2020
Seven states do not have any pediatric rheumatologists. Florida is more fortunate, with about 17. But health experts say that relative abundance is hardly adequate in […]
Bell High School’s Taria Liles goals for 2020: More kills and a state championship
Jul 9, 2020
Beginning today and continuing throughout the month of July, we turn our attention from our Senior Spotlights, which honored the Class of 2020, to our Rising […]
Supervisor of Elections: 40,000 vote-by-mail ballots requested by Alachua County voters
Jul 9, 2020
More than 40,000 vote-by-mail ballots for the 2020 Primary Election are being mailed to Alachua County voters. Voters who signed up to receive a vote-by-mail […]
Alachua County looking to fill vacancies on Rural Concerns Advisory Committee
Jul 9, 2020
Alachua County is seeking applicants to fill one currently vacant position and four positions with terms that expire September 30th, 2020, on the Rural Concerns Advisory […]
County Commission and Sheriff Darnell will discuss police reform at July 10th meeting
Jul 9, 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. […]
Columbia High’s Minson and Thomas sign baseball scholarships to to play at the next level
Jul 9, 2020
Seniors Lance Minson and Hunter Thomas of the Columbia High baseball team won’t get a chance to defend their multiple district titles due to Covid-19. However, the […]
Florida adds 8,935 new COVID-19 positive cases
Jul 9, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 8,935 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 232,718 cases as of the […]
Rising median age of Florida COVID-19 cases spurs alarm over stressed ICU capacity
Jul 9, 2020
The Center Square – Hospitalizations are increasing and the median age of Floridians testing positive is rising, both indicators of an accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, public health […]
Gainesville Fire Rescue extracts trapped driver from overturned vehicle in two-car crash
Jul 9, 2020
Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to several 911 calls regarding a two-car motor vehicle crash Wednesday morning. Bystanders reported that one person was entrapped inside of their […]
Alachua County Commission unanimously approves $46.9 million CARES Act plan
Jul 8, 2020
At their meeting yesterday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the $46.9 million in Federal CARES Act dollars coming to Alachua County. They unanimously approved the expenditure […]
Bell High School’s Aubrey Brown signs softball scholarship at Webber International University
Jul 8, 2020
Today’s senior spotlight is on 4-sport athlete Aubrey Brown of Bell High School. Brown played basketball, volleyball, softball, and ran cross country. She played in all […]
Updating Developing News: Inmate contact tracing leads to more testing, 4 more COVID-19 cases reported at county jail
Jul 8, 2020
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office reports that 12 Alachua County Jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 and 22 more have been tested after being identified […]
Resistance mounts to order requiring Florida’s K-12 schools to fully reopen in August
Jul 8, 2020
The Center Square – Florida’s largest teachers union, the superintendent of the state’s second-largest school district and congressional Democrats are raising alarms about reopening schools in […]
County manager proposes a roll back of millage rate
Jul 8, 2020
Alachua County Manager Michele Lieberman presented the 2021 budget message to the Board of County Commissioners on July 7th. Her presentation introduction was as follows: To […]