A former philanthropy chairman for the Theta Chi fraternity arrested last year in a sexual assault avoided jail time and agreed to withdraw from the University of Florida under a plea deal with state prosecutors Thursday. Michael Nanosky Jr., 20, of Boca Raton, pleaded guilty to a lesser felony, aggravated …

Just one month after issuing a temporary injunction preventing the city of Gainesville from requiring employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, the judge in the case is now entertaining a motion from city attorneys to modify or rescind the ruling.  The legal maneuver comes after a Sept. 23 meeting in which …

Just two days after the Midpoint Park and Eatery food truck park opened in March, Rep. Chuck Clemons proposed a bill that would allow the vendors to apply for quota licenses, which allow the sale of alcoholic beverages, wine and beer as well as spirits and liquor.

According to Riley Blitch, Garden Gate Nursery’s owner, revenue increased 28% since last year. He’s used that money to do things he said he wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.

Next month, the fairgrounds will complete their move from their previous location near the Gainesville Regional Airport to the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center, formerly known as the Canterbury Equestrian Showplace.

Hoggetowne at Home, the fair’s 35th production, will be an online collection this year.