Commissioner of Education recommends withholding School Board Members’ salaries for violating parents’ rights
Commissioner of Education Kamoutsas sent a letter requiring School Board Chair Sarah Rockwell to attend the August 20 State Board of Education and recommending that School Board Members' salaries be withheld after Vice Chair Tina Certain told deputies to remove a parent from the July 31 meeting. The post...
Deputies have identified man found shot to death in Summerfield on July 30
Sheriff's officials have identified the man who was shot and killed in southeast Marion County on July 30 as Lane Ravey, 39, of Summerfield. Ravey lived close to where his body was discovered. Officials said they found the body in the 17800 block of Southeast 21st Court in Summerfield. Authorities said their...
Eglin Air Force Base airman executed for killing wife, 2 kids in 1994
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — An Eglin Air Force Base airman convicted of killing his wife and two children with a machete in 1994 was executed Thursday. It's the ninth death sentence carried out in 2025 to set a new state record for a single year. A 10th execution is scheduled for Aug. 19 and an 11th on Aug. 28.
Developer disputes Marion County’s denial of proposed apartments as ‘unreasonable, unlawful’
A developer who was denied a request to create 151 more apartments next to a site that’s already been approved for 869 other apartments has filed a dispute with the state, claiming Marion County officials acted in an “unlawful” manner that “unfairly burdens the use of the property.”
Women-only gyms offer safe haven from harassment
Rebecca Yates, a fitness instructor at Women’s Lift Lab, lifting weights in the gym. (Isis Snow/WUFT News) After working out at a Gainesville gym, Valerie Mederos returned to her car, ready to drive home, when a man surprised her by knocking on her window. She didn’t know it yet, but he had followed her outside....
“A renewed dedication to this district and our students”: Rockwell pledges to move forward
At the beginning of today's School Board of Alachua County meeting, Chair Sarah Rockwell affirmed her continued dedication to the district and its students The post “A renewed dedication to this district and our students”: Rockwell pledges to move forward appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
North Florida Land Trust acquires nearly 80 acres of land in Bradford County
STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) has expanded conservation lands with more than 80 acres in Bradford County. The expansion is within the Ocala to Osceola (O2O) Wildlife Corridor. The land is west of the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, and about a quarter from Water Oak Creek Preserve.
City Manager Sends Message to FL DOGE Ahead of Gainesville Audit
On Wednesday, Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry sent the following message to the Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, city email records show. Introduction. The City of Gainesville welcomes the opportunity to cooperate fully with the Florida...
Gainesville Man Fatally Shot After Firing at Deputies During Barricade Standoff
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A man wanted on a felony drug warrant was fatally shot Tuesday morning, July 29, 2025, after an hours-long standoff during which he fired multiple rounds at deputies from inside a Gainesville apartment. At approximately 7:49 a.m., the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Unit arrived at 102 ...
Marion fentanyl trafficker gets 20 years in prison
A Marion County man who pleaded guilty to fentanyl and cocaine distribution charges will spend the next 20 years in federal prison. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber sentenced 49-year-old Reddick resident Alfred Charles Denmark, Jr. to two decades behind bars for possession with intent to distribute...
