Alachua County K-9 retires after 8 years of service
By Vanessa Norris | 5:48pmA canine employee of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his last shift Feb. 6, trading his drug-detecting talents for downtime with family.
A canine employee of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his last shift Feb. 6, trading his drug-detecting talents for downtime with family.
The Bryer Patch, located on Boyd Farm in Newberry, is known for its produce and flower picking.
To Ward, conversing with voters is easy. It’s the state and federal governments he’s found more difficult to work with.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved a Gainesville Regional Utilities authority board resolution granting its CEO and Chief Financial Officer the power to carry out financial negotiations at a Thursday meeting.
The CEO and CFO hold full authority to control its bond issues as long as they get board approval.
Snapchat also reported five other accounts linked to Eliot-Gaines.
About 50 community members gathered at Westwood Middle School for the district’s final community input meeting Wednesday.
Over 50 members of the East Gainesville community gathered at Day Springs Missionary Baptist Church Monday to discuss Alachua County Public Schools’ rezoning plans.
The goal of the one-way conversion is to reduce conflict points — areas where vehicles cross paths and crashes are more likely, she said. By removing opposing traffic, drivers no longer have to turn across oncoming lanes.
A Gainesville man was charged with violating his probation and carrying a concealed weapon after police responded to reports of gunshots fired at the Oaks Mall Saturday evening.
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Owners say trade policies in Washington ripple into local businesses.
Alachua County Public Schools finished its second week of community input meetings to gather feedback on its rezoning initiatives Thursday.
For some community members, concerns over the rezoning aren’t specific to the closure of just one school, but rather a pattern of closures across East Gainesville, which is home to Porters Quarters and other historically Black neighborhoods.
Nearly 250 community members attended the meeting
The state of Florida executed 64-year-old Ronald Heath at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a traveling salesman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
The hearing was the latest in a yearslong battle between the city, the authority and the state.
The Gainesville City Commission’s approval of a contract with Flock in 2024 allowed law enforcement to enter an agreement with Flock, according to Art Forgey, the Gainesville Police Department public information officer.
An Alachua County Public Schools employee was arrested after carrying two firearms on UF campus Sunday night.
As of Feb. 6, the driver's license exam and its instructions will be administered exclusively in English, following a new directive from Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.