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During National Reunification Month this June, Partnership for Strong Families is celebrating one of the most meaningful successes in child welfare: safely reuniting children in foster care with their families. The post National Reunification Month celebrates reuniting children in foster care with their families appea

Alachua County offers various Father's Day events on June 20-21, including fishing, painting, dance class, live music, buffet brunch, and family games. The inaugural Grateful Dad Festival at Swamp Head Brewery on June 21 features live music and is free and open to all ages. Calling all dads who paint,...

For the first time in nearly a year, the Suwannee River Water Management District is reporting a significant increase in rainfall, though officials say the region is still not out of the historic drought. Suwannee River Water Management District Chief Communications and Outreach Officer Troy Roberts told The Sun on Jun

Alachua County Public Schools mailed a series of letters to families across the county in May, signaling a new chapter for the district — and thousands of students within it. The letters notified families whether their student would be rezoned to a new school for the 2026-27 academic year.

The third annual Williston Watermelon Festival and Pageant will bring free watermelon samples, 100 vendors, food trucks, live music, and a kid zone to a park just west of Marion County this weekend. The annual festival and pageant will return to Heritage Park (NW 1st Ave, in Williston) this Saturday,...

The Florida Gators are pushing hard to flip Jalen Brewster from Texas Tech.

The Florida Highway Patrol is currently monitoring an approximate two-acre wildfire near Interstate 75 that is impacting driving visibility, while accidents continue to cause congestion on various stretches of the highway on Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out on the afternoon of Thursday, June 11, on County Road 23

With Gainesville Police Department making domestic violence a priority, Alachua Chronicle will provide basic descriptions of domestic violence incidents as resources permit. The post Domestic violence report for June 10, 2026 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Firefighters extricated an injured person from a car after a crash Thursday afternoon on U.S. Hwy. 441 in Summerfield. Three vehicles were involved in the crash at about 1:15 p.m. at the entrance to Belladel Plaza, across from Trinity Lutheran Church. Firefighters from Marion County Fire Rescue worked diligently to...

A 26-year-old man charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death without rendering aid will serve a seven-year prison term following a judge's ruling on June 10. Circuit Judge Barbara Kissner Kwatkosky said Erik Christian Neil Gillis also must serve three years of probation once he's released from prison, pa