UF student killed in hit-and-run on Southwest 34th Street
(03/18/22 6:02pm)
A UF student was hit and killed by a truck at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday while walking on the sidewalk along Southwest 34th Street.
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Alachua County School Board votes Shane Andrew as interim superintendent
(03/18/22 5:11pm)
Alachua County School Board named Shane Andrew as interim superintendent two weeks after firing former superintendent Carlee Simon.
Split Alachua County school board votes out Superintendent Carlee Simon
(03/04/22 2:55pm)
A divided Alachua County School Board fired Superintendent Carlee Simon Tuesday.
High school students protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill with walkout
(03/04/22 2:43pm)
Honks, cheers and rainbow-decorated signs accompanied 30 Gainesville High School students as they walked down Northwest 13th Street Thursday afternoon. Hundreds more stood in protest on the baseball fields.
City of Gainesville hosts annual State of the City Address
(03/02/22 2:00pm)
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe held the 2022 State of the City Address at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Monday where he spoke about Imagine GNV — the city’s first comprehensive plan of its kind.
Black history education extends beyond February in Alachua County
(02/28/22 2:02pm)
Alachua County Public Schools’ curriculum promises Black history education to extend beyond the month of February and the few names repeated in history textbooks. However, not every classroom fulfills this promise.
Santa Fe President continues strides for equity, despite COVID-19 slowdowns
(02/28/22 2:02pm)
When Santa Fe President Paul Broadie came into office in Feb. 2020, he promised for his first 100 days he would do nothing but listen.
A doula works to “create space” for Black mothers’ voices
(02/28/22 2:01pm)
When Julia Rainer had her first daughter, she felt silenced.
Gainesville’s first Black Mayor and City Commissioner since Reconstruction is remembered by family
(02/28/22 2:02pm)
With his lip lifted up to the side and a bright twinkle in his eye, Neil Butler Sr. ran around Downtown Gainesville in a fresh, white nurse suit. Despite always being in a rush to get somewhere, he stopped to talk to anyone who said hello.
‘This is our home’: Gainesville multigenerational residents recount the evolution of a segregated Gainesville
(02/28/22 2:03pm)
For Paula Sanders, home is a quaint one-story, white and red accented cinder block house. It’s been home for 54 years.
African American studies professors push for increased knowledge of Black History
(02/28/22 2:03pm)
Rik Stevenson likes to challenge his students with questions each class: “Who is Claudette Colvin? How many slave ships remain untouched at the bottom of the ocean? Who is Bessie Coleman?”
ACPS annual showcase highlights youth art at the Historic Thomas Center
(02/27/22 3:02am)
Visitors to the Historic Thomas Center perused the wide array of paintings, drawings, photography and ceramics on display this week through an exhibition. However, this week’s exhibit was not created by a single artist — it was a collection of works from K-12 students in Alachua County Public Schools.
More than 20 people say they were scammed by a man who lived in Gainesville
(02/25/22 5:33am)
For around a month, UF students Jeremiah Gu, Luke Morris and Mitch Valdes’ cash and food was disappearing. The three roommates began to find themselves in what they describe as a roommate nightmare.
Florida’s 15-week abortion ban bill stirs up students, residents, local representatives
(02/25/22 4:04pm)
A GOP-backed proposal banning abortion procedures after 15 weeks of pregnancy could change the narrative for women’s reproductive rights in Gainesville.
A mother’s car stolen with her toddler still inside
(02/25/22 5:14am)
A Gainesville woman’s car was stolen Thursday morning at around 7 a.m. with her toddler in the back seat.
ACPS signs the highest salary package in district history
(02/25/22 4:38am)
Alachua County Public Schools and the Alachua County Education Association agreed to the largest salary package offered in the district’s history Wednesday.
Firefighters responded to fire alarms at a Gainesville daycare
(02/23/22 5:40pm)
A fire raged at a Gainesville daycare center Tuesday morning while it was closed.
Two arrested after shooting at Gainesville apartment complex
(02/23/22 5:35pm)
A19-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested by Gainesville police after a shooting at Pavilion on 62nd on Monday night.
Youth Council swearing-in event seeks to bring new solutions to gang violence
(02/23/22 5:30pm)
Makasia Purdy, 14, lost her 13-year-old friend, Christopher Scott, at a party in June 2021.
