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Florida head coach Jon Sumrall had a fun response to Steve Sarkisian dissing Ole Miss.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Officers announced West University Avenue in front of the Swamp will be closed to drivers due to the Morgan Wallen concerts this weekend at the University of Florida. Gainesville Police Department officials announced that West University Avenue will be closed between Northwest 17th Street and

Gainesville Area Rowing delivered another milestone performance this past weekend at the 2026 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships, qualifying three boats for the 2026 USRowing Youth National Championships to be held June 11–14 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. Leading the way for GAR was the Men’s Youth 4-, whic

When Jeff White moved to Newberry 16 years ago, he and his wife planned to stay for the rest of their lives. They used to joke that the noise from the nearby cement plant was the beach making ”a little breezy noise,” despite living two hours from the nearest ocean.

Darius Jamohn Polite, 32, was arrested yesterday for allegedly taking uncooked shrimp home from his restaurant job; despite the low dollar value of the theft, the charge is a felony. The post Restaurant worker on federal probation arrested for taking food home appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Eliminating property taxes would reduce Newberry's budget by $2.2 to $2.5 million, about 20% of its general fund, according to Mayor Tim Marden. Alachua County's budget could drop by $24 million, leaving $21 million for mandatory services like Medicaid and elections, said Manager Michele Lieberman. Harvest Singularity

New apartments and townhomes are being built in southwest Marion County, according to a news release issued May 11 by one of the project’s participants. Here's what we know: Where is the development and what’s its name? Leena Ocala at Southwest 60th Avenue and 52nd Street. The partnership includes Merrimac Ventures in

The owner of a local masonry business has just purchased over 133 acres of property in west Marion County for $1.5 million. Joseph and Shirley Saez purchased the 133.21-acre property at 16710 NW 53rd Street in Morriston from Melissa B. Welborn as trustee of the Marlene M. Barrett Trust, for $1,510,500 on Thursday, May

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - Authorities from multiple agencies responded to Santa Fe High School on Tuesday due to a reported bomb threat. Alachua Police Department officers say an anonymous caller reported that a bomb had been placed at a specific location on campus. Students were secured in a safe location,...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WCJB) - Frank J. DeLuca was inducted into the 2026 Florida Automobile Dealers Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony on May 7 at Waldorf Astoria Orlando. DeLuca founded DeLuca Toyota in 1978 and spent more than four decades building the dealership into one of Florida’s most respected automotive busin