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Palatka Daily News
Published September 04Markets, music and festivals fill busy Labor Day weekend
Palatka market returns as entertainment calendars fill up from St. Augustine to Gainesville The first weekend of September will be a busy one across North Florida, with markets, concerts, festivals, art, theater and family activities offering plenty of reasons to get out of the…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 03Gainesville revives Meet the Author and Lecture Series
The City of Gainesville’s Cultural Affairs Division revives its Meet the Author and Lecture Series through spring 2027, with award-winning Florida author Kevin Powers presenting his novel, Children of the Wild.
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 03GPD suspends use of automated license plate readers
Effective today, Sept. 3, 2026, at 3 p.m., cameras operated by the Gainesville Police Department have been turned off and are no longer being utilized by GPD.
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 03Gainesville Chef Justin Cochran named finalist for Invited Clubs’ Chef of the Year
Justin Cochran, Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Director at Hawkstone Country Club, has been named a finalist for Chef of the Year among Invited Clubs, the leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs, city clubs, and stadium clubs in North America
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 03City of Gainesville: RTS closed, trash pickup unaffected on Labor Day holiday
Residential trash collection will be unaffected by the Labor Day holiday, but no RTS bus service is scheduled.
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 03Gainesville Christian Community School officially joins the National Christian School Athletic Association
Gainesville Christian Community School is proud to announce that it has officially become a member school of the National Christian School Athletic Association, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ministering to young people, schools, and communities through the love…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 02Gainesville felon arrested after officers find gun and multiple concealed knives during traffic stop
Joshua Austin Bailey, 37, was arrested last night after officers reportedly found a firearm and multiple concealed knives during a traffic stop.
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 02Gainesville man arrested for throwing brick into window of occupied vehicle
Bobby Lee Davis, 57, was arrested yesterday for allegedly throwing a brick into the window of an occupied vehicle, breaking the window.
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 02Help shape the future of Southwest Gainesville
The first Southwest Study Area community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the UF/IFAS Beef Teaching Unit South, 3721 SW 23rd Street. The agenda includes a brief presentation about the study, followed by opportunities for questions and community input.…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 02Gainesville City Commission moves toward removing historic buffers near University & 13th, schedules discussion on ALPRs
At the August 27 GPC meeting, the Gainesville City Commission moved forward with eliminating historic buffers in an area east of the intersection of University Avenue and 13th Street; they also scheduled a discussion on Automated License Plate Readers (Flock cameras), proposed…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 01Gainesville man sentenced to 75 years in prison after pleading to the fatal shooting of a woman and infant
Kivi Jacquis Ellis, 31, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison after entering a plea of nolo contendere to fatally shooting a woman and an infant and attempting to kill a third victim.
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 0172-year-old Gainesville man charged with raping housemate
Melvin Jerome Patterson, 72, was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping his housemate, along with threatening her with a dagger-like knife and preventing her from leaving.