Former Florida track and field runner Parkey Valby won The Bowerman, the highest honor in collegiate track and field,Thursday night. She became the first female UF athlete to win the award.
If ACPS employees vote in time, the board will vote on the new salary schedule during its Jan. 21 meeting. Raises and retroactive pay would then be included in February paychecks. Retroactive pay is the compensation a teacher receives from a prior pay after a salary increase.
UF officially began its search for a new president, a process expected to stretch over several months and involve intense scrutiny from stakeholders. The next president will step into the role during a time of strict oversight from the UF Board of Trustees.
Several small fires were reportedly set in the Satchel’s Pizza van Sunday. A shift transition delayed the assignment of an investigator to the case, which led to a lapse in communication.
After suffering an early deficit that carried throughout the entire game, Florida’s four-game winning streak came to an end with a 77-57 loss to No. 23 North Carolina at the Jumpman Invitational.
The No. 7 Florida Gators men’s basketball team entered Tuesday defeating its opponents by roughly 21 points per game this season. However, UF had its work cut out in what may have been its biggest challenge thus far against North Carolina at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte.
Alachua County Public Schools’ District 5 board member Kay Abbitt resigned Tuesday. Abbitt resigned due to a conflict of interest as she also serves as the unpaid interim director of Boulware Springs Charter School.
After seeing their double-digit lead cut to just five points in the third quarter of their matchup against Longwood, the Florida Gators exploded for one of their strongest offensive halves of the season and never looked back en route to a 93-65 win on Sunday.
The last time the Florida men’s basketball team started its season 10-0, UF ended up cutting down the nets following a national championship victory. The Gators have a long road ahead, but they were dominant in their win over Arizona State at the Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta on Saturday.
Hundreds of UF students gathered at the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday afternoon for a Luigi Mangione lookalike contest. Mangione was accused of assassinating UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
Florida volleyball fell to Stanford on Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky, thus officially eliminating the Gators from the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The University of Florida selected LaVilla, a historic neighborhood in Jacksonville, for its new graduate campus, Thursday. A full UF board vote is scheduled for Friday.
The UF Board of Trustees, who govern the state’s flagship university, put in place policies Thursday that bolster their authority over key decisions on top-level hiring decisions. The new measures include strict rules that could allow for a cut on spending out of the president’s office.
Police officers responded to an off-campus student apartment complex at 2800 SW Williston Road following a call. A GPD spokesperson confirmed the deceased was male, but provided no further information about the investigation.
The Alachua County School Board introduced new board policies to align with state law at a meeting Tuesday night. The introduced board policies change the way instructional, library or reading materials are challenged within ACPS.
With 14 stores in Gainesville alone, Publix dominates the local grocery store scene.
The closer the holiday season comes to fruition, the more stressful it can be to find the perfect gift, especially for loved ones or a person who appears to have everything they could want.
Theft has posed a threat to individuals who rely on bicycles and e-scooters as a way to travel across Gainesville.
Surrounded by one of their largest crowds this season and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, the Gators secured a dominating victory against the Thundering Herd this Sunday afternoon at the O’Dome.
The Florida Gators will make the short trip to Tampa for the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl where they will take on the Tulane Green Wave.
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