Record daily positive cases reported by DOH for Florida: 2,581
Jun 13, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH […]
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Record daily positive cases reported by DOH for Florida: 2,581
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH […]
Sheriff Darnell: “Alachua County Sheriff’s Office proud to be #8cantwait compliant”
Jun 13, 2020
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is committed to increasing dialogue and transparency in order to have a better understanding of racial discrimination within the criminal […]
Cultural education center, land use changes on the County agenda next week
Jun 13, 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. […]
In case you missed it: Gator Killed, Archer City, 4th of July
Jun 13, 2020
It was a noteworthy news week in our community. COVID-19 outbreaks hit the agricultural communities of Alachua and Levy Counties, the City of Alachua canceled its […]
Drive-in movies showing at the Oaks Mall June 18-21
Jun 12, 2020
Two local venues for shows and concerts are sponsoring a pop-up movie tour next week at the Oaks Mall. Pat Lavery, owner of Glory Days Presents! […]
Senior Spotlight: Geiger’s all-state performance for Williston leads to scholarship at North Florida
Jun 12, 2020
Today’s senior spotlight is on Miranda Geiger of the Williston High School softball team. Geiger was a 4-year starter, three time All-State, and All-Area selection. Academically, […]
Newberry community marching for justice and equality this weekend
Jun 12, 2020
Newberry resident and former commissioner Alena Lawson says the March for Justice and Equality will happen on Saturday June 13th in Newberry, “rain or shine.” Lawson, […]
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office seeing a rise in drug overdoses; fentanyl-laced pills could be the reason
Jun 12, 2020
The Alachua County Sheriff’s office reported that several recent overdose cases in the last month are connected to fentanyl-laced pills circulating the area. ASCO Public Information Officer […]
Florida taps into $474 million in federal aid to prepare schools for August classes
Jun 12, 2020
The Center Square – Florida’s 2.8 million K-12 students will return to on-site classes in more than 4,000 schools across the state in August, Gov. Ron […]
Cedar Key History Museum reopens
Jun 12, 2020
The Cedar Key Historical Society was founded in 1977 by a group of citizens dedicated to preserving the long and rich history of Cedar Key. And […]
Breaking News: 2020 Republican National Convention moving from Charlotte to Jacksonville
Jun 11, 2020
One city’s loss is another’s gain. On Thursday, the Republican National Committee announced it selected Jacksonville to host its 2020 convention after Charlotte, North Carolina could […]
A prolific career at Belleview gains Briana Robinson a scholarship to Stetson
Jun 11, 2020
Today’s senior spotlight is on Briana Robinson of Belleview High School. Robinson was on the Rattlers’ swimming and softball teams. She excelled on the diamond and […]
Gulf red snapper season opens today!
Jun 11, 2020
The 2020 Gulf red snapper season for anglers fishing from private recreational vessels will be June 11- July 25 (45 days). The Gulf season for federally-permitted for-hire […]
Alachua County Health Department identifies 76 new COVID-19 cases in agricultural community
Jun 11, 2020
The Alachua County Health Department has identified an outbreak of COVID-19 in an agricultural community in Alachua County according to Paul Myers, Alachua County Health Administrator. […]
Report: Nature among best defenses against hurricanes, floods and wildfires
Jun 11, 2020
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new report shows the best protections from natural disasters could come from nature itself. “The Protective Value of Nature” report from The National […]
VetFest 2020 coming to Gilchrist County
Jun 11, 2020
Mark your calendars for The Fourth Annual Vet-Fest brought to you by ForVets, Inc. at Otter Springs Park and Campground This is one of the biggest events in Gilchrist […]
Levy County COVID-19 cases increase to 90
Jun 10, 2020
When the State of Florida transitioned to the Governor’s Phase 2 reopening plan last Friday, the initial communication plan from Levy County Emergency Management was to […]
City of Alachua cancels 4th of July celebration
Jun 10, 2020
The City of Alachua released the following statement about its 2020 4th of July event: “Due to the State of Florida’s requirements on limiting crowd […]
Relations between the community and police are the focus of tonight’s Telephone Town Hall
Jun 10, 2020
The City of Gainesville will host a telephone town hall on community-police relations tonight, June 10 at 7:15 p.m. Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe will be joined […]
Happy zoo Zoom birthday to you
Jun 10, 2020
Happy birthday to you. You belong in a zoo. That’s what Conservation Education Curator Jade Salamone was thinking when she developed a way for animal lovers […]
UF Health develops critical-care telemedicine to benefit COVID-19 patients in The Villages
Jun 10, 2020
When COVID-19 cases began climbing throughout the country in March, UF Health medical leaders in Gainesville and Central Florida focused on the need to deliver round-the-clock […]
Senior Spotlight: Gainesville High’s team captain Robbie Collins headed to Duke
Jun 10, 2020
Today’s senior spotlight is on Robbie Collins of the Gainesville High School baseball team. Collins, who played second base and shortstop for the Hurricanes, was a […]
County Commission matches state emergency order but keeps mask requirement
Jun 9, 2020
The Alachua County Board of County Commission has voted to match the latest emergency order issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while maintaining the countywide requirement […]
College of Missionary Aviation: Preparing pilots technically and spiritually
Jun 9, 2020
If the term “spin training” conjures up images of an exercise class, you may want to ask the students at the College of Missionary Aviation in […]