On behalf of Alachua County, Florida, we are delighted to extend a warm welcome ... for exploration—from observing free-roaming bison and wild horses at Paynes Prairie State Park to refreshing ...

Rocky mountian horses grazing. Image via depositphotos. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is located about 10 miles south of Gainesville, home to the University of Florida. The park is a popular ...

The whip rarely touched the cow; usually, it just gave the animal a little encouragement. Legend says the crack of the whip ...

Nearly 150 years later, Florida ranks ninth in the country ... in an arduous 45-day journey from Okeechobee to Paynes Prairie, south of Gainesville. From there, some cows were fattened before ...

Gainesville is the largest city in Florida’s Alachua County and the largest municipality with the name, but it shares the name with nine other cities. If you’ve seen photos of snow covering ...

Mr. Cameron’s Green Burial Service will be held on Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery (7204 SE County Road 234, Gainesville, FL 32641).

This is the beauty of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, about an hour and half drive north of Citrus County near Gainesville. Mike Arnold can be reached at [email protected] or 352-564 ...

Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1 ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three people are dead after a motorcycle crashed into a car on State Road 26 in Gainesville Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash ...

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