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Jail Booking Log, November 7

Charge(s): (VOP) POSSESSION OF WEAPON OR AMMO BY CONVICTED FLA FEL; GRAND THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE; DRUGS-POSSESS: CNTRL SUB WO PRESCRIPTION. The booking report is provided by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail. This information is public record and copied directly from the log. Mugshots are included when available. The charges listed are at the time of arrest and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. For more details on a specific inmate use the Sheriff’s Office inmate search (for inmates currently at the jail). More specific information on charges is available by searching court records.

Alachua County, FL · 2d

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Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies collecting toys donations at high school football playoff games

LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - The Columbia High School Tigers and Fort White Indians are getting ready for Friday night’s playoffs, and we’ll have a full breakdown on TV20’s Sports Overtime. Meanwhile, sheriff’s deputies are preparing to collect toy donations at the game. Deputies are asking...

Columbia County, FL · 1d

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Garlic Knots And Legendary Chicken Spaghetti Put This Lake Butler, Florida Restaurant On The Map

A small pizza joint in rural Florida now turns out cannoli, scratch marinara, and mozzarella sticks made in house. That’s a lot of ambition packed into one small kitchen. The menu reads like a love letter to Italian-American comfort food. Garlic knots, chicken parm, eggplant parm, stromboli, and wings tossed in flavors like mango habanero all share space on one menu.

Lake Butler, FL · 1d

A to Z Sports

Florida’s embarrassing loss to Oklahoma exposed the No. 1 priority Jon Sumrall needs to fix this offseason

The quarterback position once again has held back the Florida Gators, and they need to make it a priority quickly.

Alachua Chronicle

Alachua felon arrested for firing gun during fight

Eric Gerard Vinson Jr., 29, was arrested yesterday for firing a gun at two people during a fight on November 5 at Sherwood Oaks Apartments. The post Alachua felon arrested for firing gun during fight appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Alachua, FL · 13h

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Lake City man arrested after allegedly pointing firearm at group outside downtown bar

LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - A Lake City man is behind bars after police say he pointed a firearm at a group of people during a confrontation outside a downtown bar. Lake City Police Department officers responded to reports of a disturbance outside Marion Street Bistro on North Marion Avenue around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

Lake City, FL · 1d

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Kickoff time for Florida's Week 11 showdown at Kentucky revealed

Start time for Florida football's Week 11 showdown with Kentucky in Lexington was announced by the SEC on Sunday morning. Kickoff is set for 6:15 p.m. ET in what will be the final late game of the Gators' 2026 regular-season schedule. The gridiron action will be broadcast on ESPN. Florida enters the matchup with a 5-4 overall record and a 3-4 mark in conference play after its 23-7 loss to Oklahoma at home on Saturday. Kentucky, on the other hand, is 7-2 (5-2 SEC) heading into the 11th week of the college football slate, but is also coming off a defeat of their own — a 34-6 beatdown by Tennessee in Knoxville this past weekend. The Gators hold a commanding lead in the all-time series, with a 55-22 record against the Wildcats dating back to 1917, plus a 22-13 mark in Lexington. However, UK won the battle at Kroger Field last year, 38-7, and has prevailed in four of the last five meetings with UF. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky , and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. This article originally appeared

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High Springs commissioners select interim city manager, vote to negotiate contract

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) — High Springs commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to move forward with Seth Lawless, a former city manager with 35 years of experience in local government, for the interim city manager position. Commissioners interviewed three finalists for the job Monday. The city still must finalize...

High Springs, FL · 1d

Alachua Chronicle

Gainesville man arrested for threatening family members with a hammer

Christopher Akiva Jenkins, 53, was arrested early Monday morning for allegedly threatening family members with a hammer. The post Gainesville man arrested for threatening family members with a hammer appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Gainesville, FL · 10h

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Nature Is Taking Back This Abandoned Florida Ghost Town, And The Result Is Seriously Creepy

A rusty steel bridge from 1926 still stretches across the Suwannee River here, and nobody drives on it anymore. The highway moved on decades ago. The trees, vines, and moss did not. The town around that bridge once held a busy sawmill and hundreds of workers. Now a few crumbling...

Lee, FL · 2d

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Shands Surgical Technologist Arrested on Animal Abuse Warrant

On October 31, police arrested Jareshka Lugo Guadalupe, 38, on a warrant for impounding or confining an animal without sufficient nutrients (misdemeanor) and aggravated animal cruelty (felony). GnvInfo identified Guadalupe as an employee of UF Health though booking records and reached out to External Communications Assistant Vice President Gregory Harrison...

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Scooter’s Coffee offers veterans a free medium drink on Veterans Day

Scooter’s Coffee is offering a free medium drink as a special thank-you to veterans and active-duty military members in honor of Veterans Day. The post Scooter’s Coffee offers veterans a free medium drink on Veterans Day appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Alachua, FL · 1d

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Jon Sumrall Addresses Florida’s Quarterback Plans for Kentucky Game

Jon Sumrall offered an update on Florida’s quarterback room before the game against Kentucky.

Gainesville, FL · 19h

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4 men sentenced to 25 years in prison for gang-related shooting in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Four men were sentenced to 25 years in prison each for their involvement in a gang-related shooting at a Gainesville apartment complex in 2024. According to the Gainesville Police Department, the shooting happened on Feb. 14, 2024, at the Village Green Apartments in the 3100 block of Northeast 15th Street.

Gainesville, FL · 1d

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Gainesville police chief urges parents to monitor children’s activity as shootings involve young people

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville Police Chief Nelson Moya addressed a recent uptick in gun-related violence across the city during a press conference Tuesday morning. According to Moya, Gainesville has recorded 11 homicides resulting in 12 victims so far in 2026. That compares to five homicides in 2025, eight in 2024, 14 in 2023, and 10 in 2022.

Gainesville, FL · 19h

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Columbia County man found guilty on gun charges after trying to sell, deliver guns to buyer in Mexico

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Federal prosecutors say a man from Columbia County who tried to run guns into Mexico is going to prison. Jose Barron, 32, pleaded guilty in federal court in Gainesville. Investigators say between June 2019 and February 2022, Barron agreed to sell and deliver multiple guns to...

Columbia County, FL · 1d

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UF arena to become Tower Hill Arena in new naming deal

The arena inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is getting a new name as the University of Florida moves forward with several major athletics projects, including a $22.5 million loan and a $77 million expansion of the Lemerand Athletic Center. Tower Hill Arena The University of Florida Board of Trustees on Nov. 10 approved a naming-rights arrangement that paves the way for a new corporate name for the arena inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. UAA and Tower Hill Insurance Group have agreed to an initial five-year deal running from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, with an option to extend the agreement for another five years through June 2036. University news: UF's Bell says H-1B job filing was made without his approval Exactech Arena will be renamed Tower Hill Arena. The Stephen C. O'Connell Center itself will retain its name. UF spokesperson Steve Orlando said the Exactech contract expired over the summer, clearing the way for the arena to transition to its new name. UAA and Tower Hill have agreed to general terms through a memorandum of understanding, though the board materials do not disclose how much Tower Hill will pay for the naming rights. The arena had

Gainesville, FL · 14h

Alachua Chronicle

Man arrested for pointing AR-style rifle from downtown apartment building

Roy Young III, 25, was arrested early this morning for allegedly pointing an AR-style rifle at people from a second-floor walkway at Arlington Square apartments. The post Man arrested for pointing AR-style rifle from downtown apartment building appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

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