An inmate at the Alachua County Jail died by suicide over the weekend, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Sun on Wednesday. Stewart Robinson, 54, who was being housed in the male ...

(The headline on this story was updated to correct that the race for Alachua County sheriff is headed for a recount.) Alachua County residents turned out in droves for the 2024 General Election ...

Alachua County voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure Tuesday night that will once again allow county commissioners to be elected countywide. The referendum passed with more than 70% of ...

There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate. Republican candidate Emery Gainey is the incumbent, having served as Alachua ...

Just over 84% of Alachua County's 163,369 eligible voters cast a ballot in Tuesday's General Election, which locally included races for County Commission District 1, County Commission District 3 ...

Alachua County’s general election ended on Nov. 5 with nearly 140,000 votes cast. This election season, voters had the chance to cast ballots for the presidential election as well as seven local ...

Voters of Alachua County reelected incumbent Democrat Kim Barton on Tuesday night. Barton secured the victory with 62% of votes. This election marked the first time Barton has run in a contested race.

Alachua County has made voting more convenient by opening eight polling locations, including one at Santa Fe College’s Northwest Campus. Two new options are designed to reduce wait times and ...

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Alachua County is now included in Governor DeSantis’ emergency declaration for Tropical Storm Milton. In ...

Alachua County broke a record this week for early voting ahead of the 2024 presidential election, with nearly 5,000 residents turning out to vote on both Monday and Tuesday. Early voting kicked off ...

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