Game time: Listen to Newberry vs. Fort White football
It’s game time! Tonight marks Week 2 of the 2021 high school football season. As we announced last week, this year we are bringing you two games […]
SCOTUS permits Texas abortion law to take effect
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling late Wednesday night allowing Texas’ heartbeat law to take effect, potentially signaling the court’s willingness to overturn Roe […]
Final U.S. troops leave Kabul, ending 20-year war
The final U.S. troops lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, late Monday, signifying the end of a two-decade conflict than began shortly […]
Game time: Listen to Yulee vs. Hawthorne football
It’s game time! As we announced Thursday, tonight marks the kickoff of the 2021 high school football season and the kickoff of our expanded coverage. Click […]
Mainstreet to launch prep sports innovations
Mainstreet Daily News is excited to announce the launch of two new innovations coinciding with the kickoff of the high school football season. Starting Friday night, […]
High Springs to get monoclonal antibody site
Alachua County will have a devoted monoclonal antibody treatment site beginning Tuesday, according to a Monday announcement from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The new location in […]
ACPS sticks to mask policy as state deadline passes
A 48-hour compliance deadline from the state passed Sunday with Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) maintaining its mandatory mask requirement for students. “Due to the highly […]
Q&A with new SBAC member Mildred Russell
After a two-month search, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Mildred Russell to fill the Alachua County School Board vacancy on Wednesday. Russell, a 36-year resident of […]
Updated: DeSantis fills school board vacancy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Gainesville resident Mildred Russell to fill the vacant seat on the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC). The governor’s office […]
DeSantis dings SBAC for requiring masks
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly knocked the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) on Thursday for requiring students to wear masks during the first two weeks […]
Alachua County declares state of emergency
Alachua County has again declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the recent spike in case numbers and hospitalizations. “We urge all residents […]
Alachua County job openings surpass 12,000
Three months ago, the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce recorded 5,700 job openings as businesses came back amid a receding COVID-19 pandemic. A month later, that […]
Another drive-by shooting hits East Gainesville
For the second night in a row, a drive-by shooting in East Gainesville left multiple people injured. According to the Gainesville Police Department (GPD), the shooting […]
Columbia County crash injures 3, shuts down I-75
An 18-year-old Orlando woman is in critical condition after a three-car accident that shut down I-75 for several hours Monday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol […]
Alachua, Columbia counties prepare for Elsa
Update (9 p.m.): Monday afternoon Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded his Saturday executive order to include emergency declarations for, among others, Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist and Suwannee […]
Hotels struggle to recover from pandemic swoon
Rebecca Lamb has been in the hospitality industry for 28 years, and she’s never seen what she’s seeing right now. “Nobody wants to come back to […]
Tributes pour in for deceased Clay Electric worker
The Clay Electric Cooperative is grieving the loss of one of its employees who died on the job this week. In a statement posted online Clay […]
Juneteenth becomes 12th federal holiday
President Joe Biden has signed legislation recognizing Juneteenth National Independence Day as the nation’s 12th federal holiday—and the first new one in decades. “This is a […]
Judge: McGraw can vote despite residency violation
Embattled school board member Diyonne McGraw can attend and vote in Tuesday night’s board meeting, a judge ruled just hours before the School Board of Alachua […]
Candidate deadline to change parties looms Saturday
If you’re thinking about running for office next year, it’s time to choose your team. The deadline for candidates to change their party affiliation to run […]
IG: Gainesville VA death involved ‘deficient’ care
The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general says a patient who died last summer at Gainesville’s Malcom Randall VA Medical Center received “deficient and mismanaged” care. […]
GHS student dies in weekend accident
Update (8:55 p.m.): GPD has confirmed the identities of the two women involved in the accident: Melissa and Audrey Cheves. The driver of the Jeep remains […]
Jobs, jobs, jobs: Alachua County openings top 10,000
Alachua County is starting the month of June with 10,792 job openings, according to data tracked by Greater Gainesville Chamber. “It’s one of those unprecedented times,” […]
Gainesville gets first chicken salad restaurant
Chicken Salad Chick opened its first Gainesville location with a week of giveaways, including free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests. The […]