Vandals take Newberry train engine for a joy ride
Mar 29, 2021
Vandals broke into a train engine in Newberry and took it for a joy ride that resulted in $60,000 in damage. According to Alachua County Sheriff’s […]
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Vandals take Newberry train engine for a joy ride
Vandals broke into a train engine in Newberry and took it for a joy ride that resulted in $60,000 in damage. According to Alachua County Sheriff’s […]
GPD investigating fatal hit-and-run
Mar 29, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) have arrested a man in connection to a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred early Saturday morning. According to a GPD press […]
Weekend wrecks result in two fatalities
Mar 29, 2021
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating separate fatality accidents that occurred in the area late Sunday. The first resulted in the death of a 44-year-old Jacksonville […]
High Springs businesses raise funds for Our Santa Fe River
Mar 28, 2021
Two businesses in High Springs raised $1,000 on Saturday to help support the Our Santa Fe River (OSFR) organization fight a bottling permit recently approved by […]
Veteran caregivers, spouses now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Mar 26, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to the spouses and caregivers of all veterans currently receiving care at […]
Sheriff urges continued COVID-19 vigilance
Mar 26, 2021
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the last week has brought a flurry of news that indicates the end may be in sight. Florida became one […]
LifeSouth says local blood supply at critical level
Mar 26, 2021
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has issued an urgent call for blood citing critically low supply levels in the Gainesville area. LifeSouth defines an emergency need as […]
Gainesville fire destroys structures, cuts power
Mar 25, 2021
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) crews had to move quickly Thursday to put out a rapidly spreading fire that nearly threatened several homes. GFR responded to the […]
ASO releases recent checkpoint data
Mar 25, 2021
Today Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson Jr. announced the details from Friday’s sobriety checkpoint. Deputies stopped 744 vehicles at the checkpoint, resulting in the following actions: […]
COVID-19 scam call reported in Columbia County
Mar 24, 2021
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about scam calls from people claiming to deliver coronavirus vaccines to individual homes. Sheriff’s office spokesman Steven […]
BOCC may let emergency order expire next month
Mar 24, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will convene on April 13 and hopes to make a decision at that meeting to end the emergency […]
Gainesville screens still dark as Regal relaunches
Mar 24, 2021
Three Regal movie theaters in Gainesville went dark last March, then lit up again in time for the Empire Strikes Back 40th anniversary in September. Then […]
Vaccine opens to 50+ residents in Alachua County
Mar 23, 2021
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Alachua County has opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments to residents age 50 and older, following the latest guidelines from Gov. […]
Update: Authorities reunite boy with his family
Mar 23, 2021
Update: The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has reunited the boy with his family. According to Sergeant Paul Bloom, the boy had run away from home when Florida Highway Patrol found […]
BOCC, Gainesville commissions at impasse in $2.6M dispute
Mar 23, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission and the Alachua Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) have opted to bring in a mediator to settle a conflict involving $2.6 million […]
New emergency order loosens county restrictions
Mar 22, 2021
A year after Alachua County entered a local state of emergency, the Board of County Commissioners will address the newly issued Emergency Order 2021-13 at its […]
Gainesville says BOCC is holding relief funds hostage
Mar 22, 2021
The City of Gainesville says the county is withholding its allocated share of federal Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) and the subject will be the topic of […]
Arrested Chiefland man suffers from dementia, relative says
Mar 20, 2021
By Suzette Cook/Mainstreet Daily News Reporter An 80-year-old Chiefland man arrested for exposing himself and then released on Thursday has no prior record but has a […]
Driver rear-ends Levy County school bus, flees scene
Mar 19, 2021
An unknown driver rear-ended a Levy County school bus Friday morning and then fled the scene, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported Friday afternoon. According to […]
DeSantis: COVID-19 vaccine will open to 50+ Monday
Mar 19, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents 50 years old and up starting on Monday, March 22. Alachua County residents can register […]
Split school board approves $175K superintendent salary
Mar 18, 2021
A divided School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) voted this week to fast track Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon from an interim employee to a full-time employee […]
Crowds returning to Oaks Mall as stimulus checks arrive
Mar 17, 2021
The sign in front of Jewelry Works at the Oaks Mall in Gainesville is meant to entice customers to come on in and splurge. “Repeat after […]
Florida gas prices rising sharply
Mar 17, 2021
National gas prices have spiked nearly 40 cents to $2.86 since last month’s winter storm in Texas, according to data collected by AAA. That trend is […]
FDOT to complete some West University changes this week
Mar 17, 2021
The Florida Department of Transportation is expected to finish upgrading eight crosswalks on West University Avenue in the next week or so, making them safer for […]