Government + PoliticsArcher talks financial recovery, road expansion with Alachua County Seth Johnson Mar 18, 20251 commentCity has reduced debt by half a million.
EducationFrazer School team wins MATHCOUNTS state championship Staff Reports Mar 18, 20252 commentsFirst time five students from one school finish in top 10 at state.
News2 missing paddle boarders located south of Cedar Key C.J. Gish Mar 18, 20252 commentsTeenage girls went missing overnight on trip from Astena Otie to Cedar Key.
NewsFire destroys Flying Hawk hardware store in Old Town Staff Reports Mar 17, 20250 commentsBlaze ignites early Monday morning.
News‘Operation Green Light’ offers discount on regaining licenses Glory Reitz Mar 17, 20251 commentParticipants can waive collection agency fees.
SportsWorld Masters Athletics Indoor Championships to launch this weekend Seth Johnson Mar 17, 20250 commentsEvents are free, open to public.
NewsMotorhome hits semi on I-75 south of Lake City, injures 2 Fort Myers women Staff Reports Mar 17, 20251 commentMotorhome overturns, seriously injures driver and passenger.
NewsGainesville man dies when vehicle collides with tree in Newberry Staff Reports Mar 17, 20250 commentsAccident occurs on Friday night on NW 4th Avenue.
NewsLincoln High School alumni celebrate completion of memorial wall Lillian Hamman Mar 15, 20250 comments“Living Wall” commemorates 2,869 names of LHS graduates from 1923 to 1970, healing the past and preserving the all-Black school’s legacy.
WeatherSevere weather heads from Midwest to North Florida by Sunday afternoon Seth Johnson Mar 15, 20250 commentsStorms caused tornadoes, several deaths.
CrimeConvicted murderer who killed UF student Christian Aguilar in 2012 dies in prison C.J. Gish Mar 14, 20250 commentsPedro Bravo was set to return to Alachua County to face additional charges.
Government + PoliticsFormer Alachua planner raises concerns over outside influences, Mill Creek projects Seth Johnson Mar 14, 20259 commentsCity decided not to investigate planner exodus.
BusinessNewberry launches F-300 AgFoodTech Startup Accelerator program Lillian Hamman Mar 14, 20251 commentStartup incubator program aims to position Florida as “Silicon Valley of agriculture.”
NewsNW 39th Avenue repairs to shut down eastbound lane over weekend Staff Reports Mar 14, 20250 commentsWork slated for Friday night through Monday morning.
Government + PoliticsGainesville talks Citizens Field, partnership with school district Seth Johnson Mar 13, 20253 commentsCommissioners split on idea of selling stadium.
News‘Inert explosive device’ prompts evacuation of Gainesville police headquarters Seth Johnson Mar 13, 20253 commentsDevice brought into headquarters by local property owner.
EducationSchool board asks to own Citizens Field Glory Reitz Mar 13, 20252 commentsVu attempts to expand ask to include all of East Gainesville Sports Complex.
CrimeGilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies arrest Bell man in shooting Staff Reports Mar 12, 20250 commentsVictim reportedly in critical condition after getting shot multiple times.
EducationSchool board to appeal Newberry charter conversion Glory Reitz Mar 12, 20253 commentsSome board members indicate they are prepared for other legal action if necessary.
Government + PoliticsGRU Authority votes to work on removing city fees from utility bills Seth Johnson Mar 12, 20252 commentsChange will likely start in September 2026.
Local NewsDiners, Drive-Ins, and Dives to feature Alachua County eateries Lillian Hamman Mar 12, 20250 commentsNew episode to premiere on Food Network on Friday, March 14.
Government + Politics‘Blatant power grab’: Legal briefs filed in Alachua County district referendum appeal Seth Johnson Mar 12, 20250 commentsCounty must respond before chance of oral arguments.
CrimeAlachua man receives 2 life sentences for 2022 homicide at One 51 Apartments C.J. Gish Mar 12, 20251 commentLacorrin Calhoun convicted of shooting murder during drug transaction.
CrimeBuchholz student arrested for threatening to ‘shoot up school’ Staff Reports Mar 12, 20250 commentsIncident occurs Monday afternoon.