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Attendance at the 14th annual Breakfast on the Plaza and Homeless Services Fair at Bo Diddley Plaza Thursday was higher than ever. The event, sponsored by the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry, featured services for homeless and their pets, including a hot breakfast, health screenings and live music. …
Read More »Pension program benefits older military veterans
Thousands of Gainesville veterans could be missing out on valuable pension money for their wartime service.
Read More »Cheshire and Chestnut campaign for District 5 seat
Dean Cheshire and Charles Chestnut IV are running for the county commissioner seat in Alachua County. The two are both Gainesville natives and want to bring fresh ideas to the job.
Read More »Friends of Library sale begins Saturday
Book lovers can sort through a generous sampling of more than 500,000 titles beginning this weekend when Friends of the Library kicks off its book sale. The event launches at 9.am. Saturday and runs until Wednesday at the Friends of the Library warehouse, 430-B N. Main Street.
Read More »Alachua County begins processing absentee ballots
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office has received more than 30,000 requests for absentee ballots. The Canvassing Board reviews these requests and has already returned more than 11,000.
Read More »Stray goat up for adoption Friday, hopes to find new home
A vagrant goat found wandering the roads of Alachua County will be given away Friday in a free adoption event. The Alachua County Sherriff's office, in the meantime, has been housing the goat.
Read More »Sen. Bill Nelson visits University of Florida’s Reitz Union
Bill Nelson, a senator from Florida, visited the J. Reitz Union at the University of Florida Wednesday. He spoke on nonpartisan government, early voting and education concerns and was surrounding by many students and political leaders in Gainesville.
Read More »New firefighting training facility opens at Alachua County high school
On Wednesday, a new fire training facility opened at Loften High School. The new facility will provide more interaction between Alachua County Fire Rescue firefighters and students enrolled in Loften High's Fire and EMS Academy.
Read More »Donation-based book sale to begin Saturday
The fall sale for Friends of Alachua County will take place this week and continue through next. The sale features more than 500,000 books, magazines, audio and video items, artwork and more.
Read More »Local political party chairmen weigh in on the third, and final, presidential debate
With two weeks until Election Day, local political party chairmen react to the final presidential debate this week.
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