An abundance of rainfall this summer brought severe flooding in Rosalind Greene’s Northeast Gainesville neighborhood.
Read More »Alachua County To Move Fairgrounds, Extension Office To Newberry
After putting aside plans for a different site in Gainesville, the Alachua County Commission voted Wednesday to relocate the county fairgrounds and extension services to Newberry.
Read More »Alachua County Is Considering Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site For New Fairgrounds
County officials within the past month approached the property owner, Beazer East, about the idea of leasing or selling the 86-acre parcel just north of NW 23rd Avenue.
Read More »Waldo’s History Chronicled In New Book
A former University of Florida English professor will publish a 300-page book on the history of Waldo and its people this fall.
Read More »Residents At Gainesville Homeless Shelter Ask For Crosswalk On 39th Avenue
City and county officials have tried for two years to make it so bus riders won’t have to cross the dangerous street.
Read More »National Wal-Mart Crime Problem No Different in Gainesville
Crime incident data for the past two years downloaded from the city of Gainesville’s open data site shows the top locations with the most reported incidents in 2017 were Gainesville’s three Wal-Mart stores.`
Read More »Residents Of Gainesville Senior Mobile Home Park Express Safety Concerns
Residents of the senior mobile home park in east Gainesville are expressing concerns about safety in their community.
Read More »Northside Park Tree Uprooted For Display At Thomas Center
A 20-foot tree, a well-known obstacle for disc golfers at Northside Park, was removed for display as part of The Thomas Center's annual tree-lighting ceremony.
Read More »Alachua County School Holiday Drive Helps Feed Families Over Break
Alachua County Public Schools is holding a food drive to collect and distribute food boxes to families in need during the holiday break.
Read More »Satchel’s Pizza Building Catches Fire; Salvage Shop Not Salvageable, Fire Department Says
Satchel's Pizza also caught fire and was nearly destroyed in early 2012, but it reopened later that year with the help of a fundraiser.
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