I Am Country morning show host dies in head-on collision
Dec 3, 2024 · A Tuesday morning head-on collision on SW Williston Road claimed the life of I Am Country’s 106.9 FM morning show host Heather Jennings. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 30-year-old Gainesville woman was driving a sedan southbound on State Road 121 (Williston Road) just south of SW Wacahoota Road when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck Jennings’ sedan ...
Ex-Gainesville mayoral candidate arrested for murder in Tennessee
Dec 2, 2024 · In Gainesville, Rosenthal worked in technical support/customer service, living off NW 13th Street. He ran for mayor in 2022 in a crowded race and earned 236 votes.. According to AP News from a 2016 story, the Twelve Tribes was started in the early 1970s and has expanded over the world. The group has an estimated 2,000-3,000 members “who live a ‘tribal life’ in different geographical ...
Gainesville kicks off holiday season with 2nd annual parade
Dec 7, 2024 · Last year’s holiday parade was the city’s first since the 1990s, an initiative headed by City Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut that drew about 90 participants. Former Florida Gators head football coach Steve Spurrier acted as grand marshal for the inaugural parade.. The 2023 parade was estimated to have brought in about 5,000 spectators, and …
Newberry teen dies in hunting accident - mainstreetdailynews.com
Dec 9, 2024 · Emergency responders transported the victim to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville where he later died from the injury. In a WCJB article, the victim was identified as 18-year-old Malachi Lancaster, a senior at Newberry High School, and the incident took place off Williston Road south of Gainesville.. The FWC is investigating the shooting.
Gainesville commission quibbles on Lot 10, advances climbing …
Dec 5, 2024 · Climbing gym, other activities to open at Depot Park. The Gainesville City Commission advanced two significant development projects on Thursday, including selling the old RTS station to The Knot and amending a sixth sale agreement for Lot 10.
Gainesville News, Sports & Politics | Mainstreet Daily News
Get the latest local news in Gainesville, FL. Breaking news, high school sports coverage, politics, business, education and local events.
Newberry considers wastewater funding options
Dec 10, 2024 · City hesitates on expanding agreement with Easton Archery. As the city’s need for more wastewater capacity aligns with the state’s timing to introduce more stringent state regulations on reduction of nutrients and biosolids, city staff has designed, planned and permitted a 1.2 million gallons per day (mgd) facility, and is now establishing how to pay for the facility.
Gainesville, Alachua County move forward with school speed …
Oct 11, 2024 · Eduardo – The issue here is people speeding in a SCHOOL ZONE.It was explained quite clearly. The concept / technology is not new and has proven to ber cost effective and reliable in other areas of the nation in reducing deaths and accidents in school areas…Eduardo-are you voting in the upcoming election to “…getting these clowns out of their seats…” or are you just frustrated that ...
Alachua County alarmed over Mill Creek Development plans, seeks …
Oct 1, 2024 · The city of Alachua has already passed a preliminary plat for a 198-acre development beside the US 441 exit off I-75, but residents and the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) worry about what’s beneath: caves and direct access to the Florida Aquifer.. At a special meeting on Tuesday, the BOCC heard from county staff about where the development currently sits within the city ...
Newberry Publix site painted with lynching victims’ names
Nov 12, 2024 · Graffiti naming at least three of the “Newberry Six” lynching victims appeared recently in front of the new Publix on West Newberry Road. The Publix roadside sign was marked with “Gilbert & Mary Dennis were here,” and a storage container was …