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Anthony Johnson writes that the County Commission should hold a third referendum on at-large versus single-member districts The post Letter: The Board of County Commissioners should do the right thing appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

TRENTON, Fla. (WCJB) - Jamie Douglas teaches 3rd grade at Trenton Elementary School. Douglas grew up in Gilchrist County, going on to graduate from Bell High School. “I know so many people in this community, growing up here and everything like that, so now I’m starting to see my friends’ kids coming to school and...

With daylight saving time ending on Nov. 2, the St. Johns River Water Management District is reminding residents and businesses across the Upper Ocklawaha River and Middle St. Johns River basins, including Alachua, Marion, Lake, Seminole, Orange and Volusia counties, that watering restrictions change to once per...

As the sunrise glows through Midpoint Park and Eatery, the Parlor Doughnuts food truck sits with its blue-and-white bald eagle logo. Amid lawn chairs and hammocks, college students and families chew on doughnuts and sip coffee. In 2019, two partners, Darrick Hayden and Josh Tudela, set out to challenge the...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Veterans in need were able to get buckets filled with everyday items in Gainesville on Sunday. In total, 30 blessing buckets were handed out. The Blessing Buckets Program got it’s start back in 2013. It’s founder, Ronna Jackson, came up with the idea after the...

WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) — No one was injured in an overnight apartment fire, according to Williston Fire Rescue officials. Crews from Williston, Levy County, and Bronson fire rescues responded to the fire at Arbor Apartments along Southwest 8th Street. Williston Fire Rescue officials said the blaze was contained to...

OCALA, Fla. – The Marion County woman featured in Netflix’s documentary “The Perfect Neighbor“ who fatally shot a mother of four is now threatening a defamation lawsuit against the victim’s children, recently filed court records show. Susan Lorincz is serving a 25-year prison sentence for...

Susan Lorincz, the Marion County woman convicted of fatally shooting her neighbor, is now threatening to countersue the victim’s children for defamation, according to new documents.

A Marion County resident who retired as a United States Army Captain after a decorated career in which he earned a Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Air Medal for his service as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, will be inducted into the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame...

Carol Craig Sweat, 60, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing plants, cleaning supplies, and a door lock from Home Depot. The post Gainesville woman arrested for stealing plants, cleaning supplies, and a door lock from Home Depot appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .