Alachua County School Board requests redrawn elementary, high school maps
(02/27/26 10:05pm)
The Alachua County School Board requested new rezoning maps for local elementary and high school levels at a workshop Thursday.
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From firefighting to baby-clothes sales, TeensWork program trains Alachua students
(02/27/26 7:36pm)
This summer, the Children’s Trust of Alachua County will host its fifth annual TeensWork program.
No. 4 Florida gymnastics claims top marks at Texas quad meet
(02/28/26 3:48am)
Gators gymnastics may have traveled away from Gainesville for the week, but it was all Florida in the Lone Star State on Friday night.
Florida vs. Arkansas: How UF can grab its first SEC regular-season title since 2014
(02/28/26 1:00pm)
Riding an eight-game winning streak, Florida has one of its most important games of the season coming up.
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(02/27/26 3:34am)
Florida outfielder Taylor Shumaker (21) celebrates after scoring her second home run of the game against Longwood at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025.
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(02/27/26 1:58am)
Florida catcher Jocelyn Erickson (8) catches the ball at first base during an NCAA softball game against Lindenwood, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
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(02/27/26 1:57am)
Florida pitcher Keagan Rothrock (7) delivers a pitch during a game against Longwood at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025.
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(02/27/26 1:54am)
Florida guard Liv McGill (23) holds the ball during the third quarter of an NCAA basketball game against Ole Miss, Thursday, Feb.26, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Inside SwampCon’s drag show cancellation
(02/27/26 10:05pm)
Since 2014, crowds of hundreds have filled the Reitz Union each Spring to watch a cosplay drag show, the headline event of the free multiday, multigenre SwampCon.
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(02/26/26 7:47pm)
Florida's Lucie Pawlak celebrates Xinyi Nong’s win over Ana Martinez Vaquero of Louisiana during an NCAA women’s tennis match, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
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(02/26/26 5:13pm)
The outside of the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
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(02/26/26 5:13pm)
The outside of the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
ACPS hosts meetings at schools proposed for closure
(02/26/26 4:31am)
Five schools are proposed to close under Alachua County Public Schools’ rezoning maps. The district hosted meetings at each of them between Tuesday and Wednesday, addressing remaining concerns regarding school closures and their impact on the community.
Foster Elementary
(02/26/26 1:36am)
Alachua County Superintendent Kamela Patton speaks at a community rezoning feedback meeting at Stephen Foster Elementary School, which is being considered for closure across all three rezoning map drafts, in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
SEC Indoor Championships Preview: How the Gators stack up with one weekend left to qualify for Nationals
(02/26/26 12:17am)
For the first of four occasions in 2026, the Florida track and field teams will be toeing the line with titles up for grabs this weekend at the 2026 SEC Indoor Championships. The meet returns to the Fasken Indoor Track and Field Facility at Texas A&M for the second year in a row, where the region's best runners, jumpers and throwers will do battle from Feb. 26-28.
Remembering Gainesville civil rights legend Rosa B. Williams
(02/25/26 11:03pm)
Gainesville civil rights activist Rosa B. Williams, known affectionately as “Miss Rosa,” died Feb. 12 at age 92. She was a local pioneer for the Black community, and those who knew her remember her as a catalyst for change who touched countless lives in Gainesville.
Rosa B. Williams
(02/25/26 9:02pm)
Rosa B. Williams Center located at 524 NW 1st St, Gainesville 32601 pictured on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026.
What’s the story behind the Gators’ third-quarter Tom Petty tribute?
(02/25/26 7:34pm)
Whether or not you’re a die-hard Tom Petty fan, you may know his song “I Won't Back Down.” Most famously sung under The Swamp’s stadium lights at the end of a football game’s third quarter, it’s also spread to other Gator events, sometimes playing in sports from basketball to gymnastics.
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(02/25/26 5:52am)
Inertia performs her set at University Club during “Mascuerade” night, Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
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(02/25/26 5:52am)
Inertia performs her set at University Club during “Mascuerade” night, Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
