Mainstreet Daily News

08/22/2026

Buchholz stopped Vanguard on a fourth-and-goal at the 2-yard line for a 34-28 win in overtime at Booster Stadium in Ocala on Friday. The Prep Zone

08/22/2026

The Santa Fe Raiders opened the 2026 season on Friday with a 30-16 win over cross-county rival Newberry, marking the program’s first win over the Panthers since 2019. The Prep Zone

08/21/2026

When the University of Florida spent $39 million in Florida Legislature funding to buy 550 acres for a 36-hole championship golf course, the Gators also acquired another 2,660 acres as part of the deal.

Those extra acres, called the Hickory Sink Forest, now provide UF’s School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences with a generational opportunity to create a new teaching forest. University of Florida University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

New forest could focus on fire management.

08/21/2026

Gainesville Police officers quickly identified and arrested a suspect after responding to a burglary alarm at Ironwood Golf Course on Thursday night. Gainesville Police Department

Burglar broke into golf course’s Pro Shop using a concrete block.

08/21/2026

Motorcyclists, drivers and community supporters are invited to participate in the "Veterans Ride for Rural Hunger Relief" on Saturday, Aug. 29, to raise funds for The Children's Table and help provide food to families throughout rural North Central Florida.

Ride to travel through North Central Florida communities.

08/21/2026

Ridaught: Counting down this season’s weekly football broadcasts on 106.9 FM and Mainstreet Daily News livestreams. The Prep Zone

Mainstreet will broadcast weekly games on 106.9 FM and livestream games online.

08/21/2026

Local students will bring their filmmaking talents to the big screen Aug. 30 with the premiere of “Jelly Beans,” a short film written, shot and directed by students through Dream on Purpose’s Filming with a Purpose program.

Screening slated for Saturday, Aug. 30.

08/21/2026

The University of Florida will invest a record $40.7 million this year in raises to staff and faculty, according to an email sent on Thursday by new UF President Stuart Bell. University of Florida

Raises for P.K. Yonge faculty will be bargained.

08/21/2026

With the return of summer rains, Alachua County is reminding residents that the annual landscape fertilizer ban is in effect from July 1 through Feb. 28. Alachua County

Annual landscape fertilizer ban runs from July 1 through Feb. 28.

08/21/2026

After going 0-10 in 2025, P.K. Yonge hired new head coach and PKY alum, Israel Wilcox, who is excited about being on the sidelines this fall and is focused on building the framework of the program. The Prep Zone

The P.K. Yonge football team parted ways with former coach Willie Jackson Jr. following last year’s 0-10 finish.