Tiny Micanopy Gas Stop And Port St. Lucie Publix Split $53K Fantasy 5 Top...
Florida's Fantasy 5 game turned two ordinary stops into lottery hot spots on Monday night, after a pair of tickets matched all five numbers in the Evening drawing to snag roughly $53,429 each. One winning ticket was sold at a Chevron in tiny Micanopy, while the other was a Quick Pick bought at a Publix in Port St....
Woman arrested for two hit-and-run incidents after one of the victims helped box in...
Maureen Nicole Nida, 44, was arrested yesterday after allegedly hitting two cars and then fleeing; one of the victims reportedly followed her vehicle and helped to block it in behind a patrol vehicle. The post Woman arrested for two hit-and-run incidents after one of the victims helped box in her vehicle appeared...
Water shortage declared in Marion, nearby counties as groundwater levels drop
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns River Water Management District has declared a phase one moderate water shortage for Marion County, urging residents and water users to voluntarily conserve water amid ongoing drought conditions. The declaration, which also includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, and Duval counties,...
Crews respond to multiple brush fires
One fire off of County Road 239 started as a brush fire and completely destroyed an RV. The fire was contained to 3.25 acres, and crews saved a second RV, a vehicle, and a shed on the property. The post Crews respond to multiple brush fires appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Gainesville woman arrested for threatening to stab roommate
Unique Alexandria Strawn, 25, was arrested early this morning and charged with threatening to stab her roommate. The post Gainesville woman arrested for threatening to stab roommate appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Sick Week Day 5 Video: The FINAL DAY of Racing Decides EVERYTHING – Hearts...
Cold, rain, miles, mayhem, and carnage. All of these things made the 2026 edition of Sick Week a bit more of a challenge than some folks were prepared for. There are a lot of racers who didn’t finish the race after all the weather and carnage, but the overwhelming sentiment was that this was a fun week....
Matheson History Museum presents ‘The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Gainesville Roots — Worldwide Influence’
The Matheson History Museum will present “The Myers-Briggs Indicator®: Gainesville Roots – Worldwide Influence” with Mark Enting on Wednesday, February 18, at 7 p.m. The program is free with registration. The post Matheson History Museum presents ‘The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Gainesville Roots — Worldwide...
Williams Breaks School Record at Celebration Pointe Classic
GAINESVILLE, Fla. | Florida Memorial University competed at the Celebration Pointe Classic and set multiple records, including setting a new school record. Narrson Tulloch tossed a Sun Conference leading performance and a school of 17.07m in the men's weight throw. In addition, Isaiah Palmer posted a personal best of...
Decades in the making, this Florida botanical garden still feels like a local secret
This place took decades to grow, and somehow still flies under the radar. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens isn’t loud or flashy. It doesn’t try to impress. It just quietly pulls you in with bamboo towering overhead, water lilies the size of café tables, and paths that slow your breathing without asking permission.
Hutch is still flipping land…and that’s the good news!
Hutch flips land…a thousand acres here, 880 acres there, 51 acres over yonder. Hutch may be the biggest land baron in Alachua County…But the land Hutch flips sees very little by way of “value added” enhancement. Unless you happen to believe that saving land for land’s sake is a value added enhancement in its own right.
