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Has the 2026 Ole Miss Rebels Football team met expectations?
Ole Miss Football completed its first month of the 2026 season with a 52-28 loss in Gainesville, Fla., last weekend, knocking the Rebels to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in SEC play. Expectations were abnormally high for first-year head coach Pete Golding. While he is one of six first-year…
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Published September 28Turkey Creek observation platform and trail dedication ceremony
Alachua County invites the public to celebrate the opening of a new wildlife observation platform and the dedication of the Blue Trail at Turkey Creek Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m.
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Published September 28GPD Detective arrested by the FBI
Gainesville Police Department Detective Kelvin Mattair has been arrested by the FBI, according to a GPD spokesman.
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Published September 28Homeless man arrested for indecent exposure
George Thomas White, 47, was arrested yesterday for allegedly exposing himself behind a Midtown business.
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Published September 28Homeless man on probation arrested for threatening woman with a switchblade; also allegedly broke RTS bus window and kicked and spat on police officers
Keith Brian Thomas, 47, was arrested yesterday for allegedly choking a woman and threatening her with a switchblade; he is also facing sworn complaints for breaking an RTS bus window, along with knocking a passerby off a scooter and then battering two police officers. The post…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 28Winn-Dixie opens new Alachua store
Winn-Dixie opened a new store in Alachua this morning at 15560 NW U.S. Hwy 441 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a full day of grand opening festivities.
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Published September 28City of Archer completes major wastewater force main, on time and within budget
The City of Archer is celebrating the successful completion of Phase 1 of its wastewater interconnect project, a major public-infrastructure accomplishment that connects Archer's wastewater system with the City of Newberry's system and demonstrates the City's growing capacity to…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 28GRU reduces fuel adjustment charges
GRU is reducing its electric fuel adjustment from 50 to 45 mills and its purchased gas adjustment from 35 to 32 cents per therm beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29. GRU is reducing its electric fuel adjustment from 50 to 45 mills and its purchased gas adjustment from 35 to 32 cents per…
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Published September 28Upcoming meetings for the City of Gainesville
City of Gainesville meetings for the week of Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2026
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Published September 28September 30 Special School Board meeting to approve collective bargaining contracts
The School Board of Alachua County will hold two special meetings on September 30: a meeting at 1:00 p.m. to approve the collective bargaining agreements, and a second meeting following the 1:00 meeting for a quasi-judicial hearing to consider the recommended order and exceptions…
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Published September 28Jail Booking Log, September 27
Jail booking log for September 27, 2026
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Published September 27Man on probation arrested for threatening to shoot juvenile
Davron Darelle Keith, 22, was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening to shoot a juvenile and battering a woman.