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Emily Padot, 18, tries her hand at the Alachua County Fair’s Ring & Goldfish Toss. The Alachua County Fair is being held at the Alachua County Fairgrounds at 3100 NE 39th Ave. and will continue to run until Saturday.
The Alachua County Fair is ending its 43rd year Saturday before closing its gates until next October.
Emily Padot, 18, tries her hand at the Alachua County Fair’s Ring & Goldfish Toss. The Alachua County Fair is being held at the Alachua County Fairgrounds at 3100 NE 39th Ave. and will continue to run until Saturday.
The least wonderful time of the year is upon us — midterm season.
he state of Florida has an addiction to testing.
Gainesville Police recently connected 41-year-old Danny Williams of Gainesville to multiple sexual assault cases where he had taken advantage of women in the Tent City area.
Phoenix-based folk-punk outfit Andrew Jackson Jihad proved on Sunday night at High Dive that punk isn’t dead. What’s more, it can be all at once smart, sincere and totally delirious.
Billy MacConel was born with cerebral palsy.
Jake Rush said he did not write violent, sexual comments as Chazz Darling.
Nine years ago, a 10-year plan to end homelessness began in Gainesville. It only takes a walk past Bo Diddley Community Plaza downtown to see how well that went.
Gainesville, we can’t live like this much longer: Are you participating in this polar vortex or not? Why do you think it’s acceptable to be 80 degrees and muggy one day and 49 degrees and windy the next? At this rate, we’re going to have to start investing in those ‘90s-throwback cargo pants with legs that unzip into shorts.
Knights engage during battle at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire on Sunday. The festivities will continue this weekend at the Alachua County Fairgrounds.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama outlined plans to enable startup companies to grow and extend more opportunities to hardworking college students.
Voting isn’t just a necessary part of democracy. Voting is democracy. And, as the Supreme Court ruled in a 1979 landmark case, students establishing residency have the right to vote in the communities where they attend college. Students pay state sales tax. They are subject to the jurisdiction of the court system where they attend school. Most importantly, students are directly impacted by the decisions made by elected officials in the city, county and state governments where they attend college. Yet, at UF, the status quo prevents far too many students from exercising their fundamental voting rights.
The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire is returning to Gainesville for its annual celebration of history and fantasy.
The leftover cooking oil from those fried Oreos and Twinkies at the Alachua County Fair last week will likely end up fueling a truck or electrical generator.
Patrons walk in front of a Ferris wheel Monday evening at the Alachua County Fair, held at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave. The fair runs through Saturday.
The Alachua County Fair has opened its gates for another round of rides, shows and fried food.
Read part 1 here.
Alachua County has a new CEO.
Solutions by The State News
