Gainesville residents protested gun violence and honored victims in five events across Alachua County in support of the We Wear Orange movement.
Zhane Sanders of Charlotte, North Carolina, visited Florida to attend a graduation ceremony in Marion County.
The unanimous vote paves the way for the commission to later understand the approximate expenditure, revenue, economic impact and traffic impact for a sports complex on Eighth Avenue and Waldo Road.
A sculpture dedicated to a Gainesville activist and African American studies professor will replace a confederate soldier statue that used to sit downtown.
The incident occurred at 1:40 a.m. at the Fast Track convenience store next to the Exxon gas station at 3960 SW Archer Road.
Eric Robinson, 19, was charged with attempted murder in October 2021.
The flag-placing tradition at Evergreen Cemetery happens twice every year in anticipation of Memorial and Veterans’ Day. More than 1,000 veterans are buried across Evergreen’s 56 acres, located at Southeast 21st Avenue.
Alachua County high school seniors attended their graduation ceremonies, maskless and side-by-side, for the first time in two years.
Red, White and Blues Farm's first Peach Festival this weekend included live music, games and approximately 30 vendors.
ACPS recently arrested a student for bringing a loaded gun to a middle school and mistakenly warned of an active shooter. The district has not updated its procedures since Tuesday’s elementary school shooting in Texas.
Police are looking for a Newberry man who stabbed a woman Monday morning.
An RTS bus crashed into Cabana Beach apartment complex’s gatehouse Monday morning.
Gainesville held two events Friday to celebrate Florida’s Emancipation Day and the start of “Journey to Juneteenth.” The monthlong celebration began on the day slaves in Florida were notified of their freedom by Union General Edward McCook.
In the cocoon of East Gainesville, there is only one convenient, accessible grocery store: Walmart Supercenter. The city has no current proposals to build a grocery store on the east side — despite reserving $3.3 million for this purpose.
A week after a Fort Clarke middle schooler was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school, families across the county received an accidental message from Alachua County Public Schools alerting them of an active shooter Thursday morning.
Gainesville City Commission’s Thursday meeting was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak among officials.
Friday kicks off the city’s second annual “Journey to Juneteenth,” a monthlong celebration honoring the end of slavery.
Feed Gainesville Babies, a Facebook group, helps moms organize swaps and find the specific formula brands they need amid the national formula shortage.
Twenty-one days after city commissioners voted 6-0 to demolish and replace the historic Thelma A. Boltin Center, Mayor Lauren Poe deemed “People Saving Places” as Gainesville’s theme for National Preservation Month 2022. Residents are confused with the conflicting decisions.
County Commissioner Mary Alford plans to resign after a May 13 Gainesville Sun investigation found her in violation of residency requirements.
Solutions by The State News
