Gainesville FL

I have lived here since the 1980’s. I don’t mind paying my fair share, but taxes have gotten out of hand. Our non-ad valorem taxes went up over $200 this year. Most of it was for school, storm water and garbage. I have a pond in my backyard,...

A convicted golf cart thief is spending Christmas in jail after violating his probation. Robert Gibson, 46, of Weirsdale, was booked Monday at the Marion County Jail. He was being held without bond. Gibson had been arrested June 13, 2022 in connection with the theft of a 2020 Yamaha golf...

Marquis Johnathan Tippins, 29, was arrested yesterday after a woman reported that he had "pistol-whipped" her; at the time of his arrest, he allegedly had "a large amount" of marijuana and a revolver with the serial number removed. The post Gainesville man arrested on battery, drug, and firearm charges after...

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – It’s been nearly three years since 18-year-old Sara Ebersole left a friend’s house in the early hours of March 3, 2023, and disappeared. Now, an anonymous donor is reportedly offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to knowledge of what happened to...

A suspicious woman with drugs landed behind bars after attempting to lie to law enforcement about her identity. Nicole Michelle Rodgers, 43, of Summerfield, was walking with a large purple backpack in the area of Hope Lutheran Church on Sunset Harbor Road and immediately turned down a dirt road when she spotted a...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - In this week’s Tech Tuesday, our partners at UF Innovate and SCAD Media spotlight carbon capture research at the University of Florida. The research, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is developing specialized polymer membranes designed to separate carbon dioxide from various...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Alachua County, FL – A convicted felon was arrested Tuesday night after deputies say a domestic dispute in southwest Alachua County escalated into a violent assault involving strangulation and a firearm....

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A 39-year-old man from Morriston was arrested on Sunday after breaking into a gas station, telling investigators he was angry because the owners owed him money. Zachary Meeks was arrested after the break-in at Morris Junction Gas Station on Southeast 30th Street, according to Levy County...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - He made national headlines escaping a slaughterhouse in Connecticut and then he lived out his days in North Central Florida. Officials at Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary’ in Alachua County say Buddy the Beefalo died this week. That’s where the beefalo roamed since 2021. It...

‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ singer Elmo Shropshire spent formative years in Ocala and Gainesville before creating the holiday hit.