UF grad’s springs film garners an Emmy
Dec 17, 2021
Documentary filmmaker Oscar Corral’s film “The Fellowship of the Springs” has earned an Emmy award and will soon be on screens again in North Florida. Corral […]
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire returns in new location
Dec 14, 2021
The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire returns in a new location that will welcome vendor campers over three weekends of events. The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners […]
Local school vaccinations higher than expected
Dec 14, 2021
School participation in COVID-19 vaccine clinics has been better than expected, according to the Alachua County Department of Health (DOH). “We delivered a significant supply of […]
Archer Elementary students take to the dais
Dec 14, 2021
It took two votes and a rock, paper, scissors contest to select the mayor and vice mayor of the 2021 Archer Junior Commission. Six students were […]
Levy County mayors unite to solve water issues
Dec 13, 2021
Otter Creek Vice Mayor Russell Meeks buys $60 worth of bottled water a month to make sure that his family has enough clean water to drink […]
Everyone’s a kid aboard Kirby Christmas train
Dec 12, 2021
Angel the elf is waiting by the railroad track at Kirby Family Farm greeting visitors as they arrive for an evening of Christmas joy. “Rockin’ Around […]
West End developer unveils compromise
Dec 9, 2021
A development plan for the West End Golf property that started out with 487 residential units and an 80-room hotel has now been pared down to […]
SBAC to address bullying of face mask wearing students
Dec 8, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipated in 2020 that sending students back to school wearing face masks during the COVID-19 delta variant surge […]
Levy County residents oppose turnpike extension
Dec 7, 2021
Hundreds of Levy County residents went straight from work to the College of Central Florida Levy Campus in Chiefland on Tuesday night to send a ‘No […]
Investigators probe 8 recent gunpoint robberies
Dec 7, 2021
A rumor that the Family Dollar in Trenton was robbed started on social media Monday after passersby reported seeing several law enforcement vehicles with lights on […]
Newberry hits the trifecta of state attention
Dec 6, 2021
The city of Newberry was in the Florida spotlight three times last week. On Nov. 30, the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County […]
Alachua County fights Clemons push to expand BOCC
Dec 6, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) says a bill proposed by Republican state Rep. Chuck Clemons is an attack on the county’s home-rule charter […]
Cedar Key museum to auction off treasures
Dec 6, 2021
Cedar Key history guru Anna White Hodges flings the metal door open of a storage unit that is filled to the brim with donated artifacts and […]
ACSO searching for Newberry armed robbery suspect
Dec 5, 2021
Alachua County Sheriff Office (ACSO) deputies are investigating an attempted robbery Sunday evening at the Family Dollar store located in the Hitchcock’s shopping center on West […]
Alachua recognizes prize-winning Santa Fe teacher
Dec 3, 2021
The City of Alachua awarded Santa Fe High School (SFHS) integrated science teacher Lauren Chandler a certificate of appreciation this week. Alachua Mayor Gib Coerper recognized […]
Modern quilts up next at Hotel Indigo’s gallery
Dec 1, 2021
Micanopy-based painter Blake Harrison was the first local artist to decorate the lobby of Hotel Indigo at Celebration Pointe three years ago. “It’s a lobby with […]
Alachua approves plat for Convergence Research Park
Nov 30, 2021
The Alachua City Commission heeded staff’s recommendation and granted approval of the preliminary plat of Convergence Research Park. Robert Walpole P.E. of Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, […]
Alachua police to wear body cams
Nov 30, 2021
The Alachua Police Department (APD) will begin wearing body cameras as soon as early 2022. According to APD spokesperson Lt. Jesse Sandusky, the commission’s approval on […]
Newberry gets ‘Spirit Pump’ at Marathon station
Nov 29, 2021
Jerry Driggers of Trenton was more than happy to fill up his truck up at the Marathon gas station in Newberry late Monday night. He happened […]
Newberry revisits urban services boundary
Nov 29, 2021
A 4.5-mile buffer area is what stands between the City of Newberry’s Urban Services Area (USA) and Alachua County’s utility services boundary and it’s up to […]
Thieves hit Newberry gun shop, set truck on fire
Nov 27, 2021
Two people wearing ski masks and driving a stolen utility truck ripped the door off the ArchAngel Gunsmithing and Outfitters store in Newberry early Friday morning […]
High Springs okays brewery at industrial park
Nov 24, 2021
The City of High Springs approved a conditional use permit application that would allow a microbrewery and tasting facility to operate in the High Springs Industrial […]
Search for Alachua youth poet laureate begins
Nov 24, 2021
When E. Stanley Richardson was named Alachua County’s Poet Laureate in 2020, he said he told the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the […]
Levy paves away on CR 337, Alachua awaits funding
Nov 23, 2021
Road maintenance crews are in full force finishing up the repaving of County Road 337 in Levy County. But Alachua County still awaits a safety grant […]