Newberry mayor calls for emergency meeting in response to “the chaos” of county’s order
The Newberry commission will hold an emergency meeting on tonight at 8 p.m. in response to the county applying more restrictions than the state in the […]
Facebook announces new SHOPS platform
Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg went live on May 19th to announce the launch of Facebook Shops in partnership with Spotify. Zuckerberg said COVID-19 was […]
Commission reverses course: Face masks back on in Alachua County
Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward implored his Alachua County commission colleagues to reconsider removing the mandatory face coverings rule from the emergency order during a joint […]
Florida’s reopening Phase 2 marks end of daily state issued COVID-19 updates
As Florida reopens and increases activity, the COVID-19 dashboard launched on March 16th to keep Florida citizens, researchers and media informed of case trends is set […]
Domino’s Pizza opens in Newberry
Erin Mullins was studying criminal justice at a community college and working as a driver for Domino’s Pizza when she got promoted to assistant manager. That’s […]
National media descends on Alachua County to cover drive thru weddings
Hours before the second round of drive-thru weddings kicked off on May 14th in Downtown Gainesville, Alachua County Clerk of the Court Jess Irby had a […]
DeSantis opens gyms, doubles occupancy rates for retail, restaurants starting May 18th
Florida restaurants and retail businesses can allow twice as many customers in starting May 18th. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered the news during a briefing at […]
UF and Santa Fe presidents talk about gradual re-opening of their schools
A month ago, University of Florida President Dr. Kent Fuchs said his strategy in dealing with COVID-19 was to “lock ourselves in place and outlast the […]
Gainesville sends out surveys that includes COVID-19 response questions
The City of Gainesville has selected 1,000 neighbors across its four districts to fill out a survey on how the city has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
DeSantis adds Broward and Miami-Dade Counties to Phase 1 re-opening on May 18th
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and elected officials from Miami-Dade and Broward counties announced today they will be joining the other 65 counties in the state’s Phase […]
Busking for band equipment during a pandemic
For weeks now, P.K Yonge 7th grader Tyler Holt has been intermittently standing on a street corner on University Avenue across from the UF president’s residence […]
County Health: Alachua well below state average in COVID-19 cases and deaths
Alachua County’s COVID-19 positivity and mortality rates are about half of what the State of Florida reports as of May 11, according to the administrator for […]
Newberry exits State of Emergency Order then walks right back in
The Newberry City Commission voted 3-2 to lift the State of Emergency order status put in place on March 17th by letting a motion for its […]
Despite two SBAC members requesting special meeting, $3.6M land purchase moves forward
School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) Members Dr. Leanetta McNealy and Tina Certain requested a special meeting to discuss the land purchase of a 37-acre parcel […]
Petition asking School Board to rescind $3.6M land purchase offer circulating on social media
A petition addressed to the School Board of Alachua County is asking that the decision made on May 5th to purchase 37 acres of land for […]
MOM PICS: The half hour photo shoot that will last a lifetime
There is a folder on my home computer desktop named BACKUP. Inside of that folder are a dozen folders named after various topics such as […]
Phase 1: Hair salons, barbershops, and nail salons re-opening on May 11th
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis posted a video on his official Facebook page announcing the opening of hair salons and barber shops in Florida this Monday. In […]
There’s a new kid in town
She showed up about a week ago in Newberry. Parked next to a row of towering palm trees and pointed north facing the town water tower, […]
Watch a COVID-19 test being administered to a local resident at a Gainesville drive-thru site
Yes, the swab inserted into the nasal cavity can be uncomfortable, but for employees dealing with the public face-to-face, first responders and medical personnel, knowing if […]
County Commission wants to open more ‘low risk’ businesses blocked by governor’s order
The Alachua County commission is asking that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis give Florida counties more discretion in order to open more businesses. A letter sent to […]
Who will enforce Alachua County’s face mask rule?
While Alachua County residents and elected officials debate the use of face masks in scenarios where face-to-face interactions happen and physical distancing is difficult, an airborne […]
Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 2.6% in one-day testing
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that a record number of test results were reported on May 4th registering a 2.6 percent positivity rate for that day. […]
Daves New York Deli and area businesses feed first responders
Dave Anders of Dave’s New York Deli in the Tioga Town Center refers to all first responders as “superheroes.” So he decided to reach out to […]
Florida governor calls for investigation of unemployment filing system
The state’s $40 million unemployment benefits system known as CONNECT has not served the taxpayers who paid for it, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday […]