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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Gainesville, FL – Deputies in Alachua County arrested a wanted convicted felon Monday afternoon, February 2, 2026, following a brief chase on East University Avenue, according to the Alachua County...

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. — Two Gainesville residents were arrested Monday morning following a prolonged standoff with deputies after a suspicious U-Haul truck was reported parked beneath the Hammock Dunes Bridge, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The incident began when the Flagler County Communications...

Three decades since first opening, the Publix Super Market at Tower Square is slated for demolition and reconstruction. The proposal, currently under review by Alachua County, would replace the 30-year-old building at 5801 SW 75th St. with a modernized version to meet current safety and infrastructure standards, said...

On Thursday, Joseph Daniel Miranda, 33, was sentenced to three years in prison following a no contest plea and conviction of drug possession with intent to sell (felony), possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (felony), possession of ammunition by a convicted felon (felony), operating a vehicle...

Several readers shared photos with Ocala-News.com of icicle-filled trees and other frozen fixtures across Marion County as residents battle freezing temperatures that will return nightly this week. Residents in Ocala and Marion County woke up to sub-freezing temperatures (i.e., below 32 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday...

Early on Sunday, February 1, deputies responded to a call about a person who was shot in the 8400 block of NE 77th Lane. If you saw or heard anything suspicious or unusual in the area of NE 77th Lane (off of NE Waldo Rd) from 11:30 p.m. Saturday, January 31, through 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, February 1, please contact...

Laura Elizabeth Hughes, 54, was arrested last night and charged with reckless burning of conservation lands after building a fire that spread over a quarter acre at Morningside Nature Center. The post Homeless woman arrested for starting fire that spread over a quarter acre at Morningside Nature Center appeared...

BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. – A Bradford County mother is dead, and two children are left without parents following an apparent murder-suicide on Jan. 29. Deputies with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call that morning. According to investigators, a neighbor had attempted to...

Behind rows of oversized loungers and foam-filled furniture, a curtain opens into a small performance space lit by lanterns and multicolored string lights. A cello, potted plants and a spotlighted wooden stool sit on stage. In front, a “VIP” section is marked not by velvet ropes but by a cluster of oversized beanbag...

Reading from a prepared statement on Jan. 30, former Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Gates Thagard pleaded with U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Barber for leniency and promised she would never commit another crime. Thagard, 41, was arrested by Ocala Police Department officers on May 3, 2025, and accused of...