City attorney Nicolle Shalley and city clerk Omichele Gainey submitted written letters of resignation Wednesday. Shalley’s last day will be Nov. 12, and Gainey’s will be Oct. 8. In an email to the City Commission, Shalley wrote she will become Levy County’s attorney, but Gainey did not explain why she was resigning.
The UF men’s basketball team released its SEC schedule Thursday. The Gators face their first in-conference foe Dec. 29 at Ole Miss.
The Florida-based surf rock band Twin Suns released their debut EP, “The Suns Up,” Aug. 23. The EP consists of six tracks reflecting on the members’ perspectives on the world.
Florida Gators soccer looks to upset the No. 2 North Carolina in a Thursday night battle.
“Know Your Enemy” returns for another season after @riverhwells did a great job last season. This week, @Michael_Hull33 talked with Richard Silva of the USF Oracle prior to Florida’s battle with the Bulls.
After closing in 2020, much of the CMC has been upkept by organizers who let volunteers run the mutual aid programs. Some of the CMC’s programs include the Free Grocery Store, Food Not Bombs and Gainesville Books to Prisoners, who use the courtyard for meetings and outdoor events.
UF Health Shands Hospital saw a decrease of hospitalizations after a month of over 200 patients. However, following effects of the Delta variant, patients are requiring longer and additional care at the hospital.
The college opened a total of 130 COVID-19 case investigations from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, including 110 student investigations and 20 employee investigations.
“We’re really just taking it one week at a time,” defensive lineman Zachary Carter said during media Tuesday.
The pandemic gap left students keen to explore, connect and find their place in Gainesville whether through social media, crowded buses or places of worship.
In the week leading up to a game, the field maintenance staff works about 80 hours to set the stage, Jason Smith, UF’s director of sports turf, said.
The two Park and Ride lots that changed this Fall include the Flavet Field parking lot, which was restored to student green decal parking, and the commuter parking lot next to Garage 14, which is permanently closed because it is currently a construction site and will later be the site for the new Central Energy Plant Project, according to UF’s Campus Master Plan.
Over the month of August, dozens of toddlers from Baby Gator — a childcare center for UF affiliates — were sent home for two weeks to quarantine as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak within the school.
After a year of Alachua County Public School students having the choice to learn from home, parents now have one less remote option.
Despite being fully vaccinated, Thompson, better known as DJ Terrah from 98.9 JAMZ, passed away Aug. 19 from COVID-19 at age 39.
Appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Mildred Russell was sworn into the District 2 seat on the Alachua County School Board Aug. 26, replacing former school board member Diyonne McGraw.
The lawsuit challenges a rule aimed to sharply limit schools’ abilities to enforce students wearing masks
After a year of social distancing, cancelled tailgates and half-capacity crowds, Gator fans from far and wide packed the Swamp on Saturday for the first game of the season against the FAU Owls.
With its natural ingredients and classic Latin flavorings, local ice cream truck Feliz Flavors aims to take over the ice cream industry.
“We’re not going to be a bend but don’t break style. We’re going to challenge people,” defensive coordinator Todd Grantham told media Monday evening about his unit’s attitude.
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