Madison County blanks Columbia
Oct 9, 2020
The Madison County Cowboys posted 12 first quarter points and then held on to defeat the Columbia Tigers 12-0. Columbia is 0-3 on the season and […]
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Madison County blanks Columbia
The Madison County Cowboys posted 12 first quarter points and then held on to defeat the Columbia Tigers 12-0. Columbia is 0-3 on the season and […]
Trenton defeats Chiefland in ‘The Border War’
Oct 9, 2020
The ‘Border War’ is over. The Trenton Tigers scored 12 first quarter points and cruised past the Chiefland Indians 33-15 in week six football of high […]
Dixie County trounces Lafayette
Oct 9, 2020
The Dixie County Bears scored 35 first half points en route to a 42-7 victory over the Lafayette Hornets in week six of high school football […]
Newberry’s offensive outburst overwhelms Hamilton County
Oct 9, 2020
The Newberry Panthers scored 35 first half points en route to a 54-23 victory over the Hamilton County Trojans in week six of high school football […]
Wildwood offense too much for Williston
Oct 9, 2020
The Wildwood Wildcats brought their high-octane offense to Williston Friday night, and walked away with a big win. The Wildcats scored 35 first half points en […]
Suwannee Bulldogs rip Palatka
Oct 9, 2020
The Suwannee Bulldogs scored 38 first half points, and never looked back, routing the Palatka Panthers 47-0 in week six of high school football Friday night. […]
Traffic Alert: Overturned vehicle with fatality on Interstate 75 in Marion County causing delays
Oct 9, 2020
Traffic Alert The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting that in Marion County an overturned vehicle that involves a fatality, is northbound on I-75 near […]
Week Six preview: Gainesville-Buchholz postponed due to COVID-19 positive test; Chiefland plays in ‘Border War’ against Trenton
Oct 9, 2020
Tonight’s city rivalry football game between Gainesville and Buchholz was postponed on Wednesday because GHS had a positive test for COVID-19. However, the Bobcats were able […]
Buchholz beats Hurricanes; Bell, Williston fall
Oct 9, 2020
Last night at the Purple Palace, the Buchholz volleyball team defeated district rival Gainesville, 3-2, in a 5-set thriller. Junior Kate Johnson led the Bobcats with […]
County Commission makes adjustments to keep CARES Act funnel wide open
Oct 9, 2020
To continue funneling CARES Act dollars to those most in need, at their October 6, 2020, special meeting, the County Commission made the following adjustments to […]
Bradford Tornadoes rally past Hawthorne
Oct 8, 2020
The Bradford Tornadoes rallied from a 25-8 deficit with 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Hawthorne Hornets 28-25 Thursday night in Starke. […]
Survey: Americans paying off debt during pandemic
Oct 8, 2020
The website money.com recently released the findings in a survey of 2,200 US households and how they handled their credit during the pandemic. Beginning in March […]
Eastside High School senior wins national recognition for student-athlete essay
Oct 8, 2020
An Eastside High School student is one of just a handful of winners of a nationwide essay grant competition for student-athletes. Senior Nylee Alston’s essay was […]
Alachua County UF/IFAS Extension Headquarters breaking ground this month
Oct 8, 2020
Alachua County and UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County are hosting a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 11 a.m. The ceremony celebrates the building […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all land in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Oct 8, 2020
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Gainesville […]
Florida voter registration website crash caused by ‘misconfigured servers’
Oct 8, 2020
The Center Square – Florida’s voter registration website was not felled in a cyberattack but was overwhelmed by a crush of users when it crashed Monday […]
Vietnam Vet brings living military museum to Newberry this weekend
Oct 7, 2020
In 1966 Lamar Scott got mad at a history teacher who called him out because he fell asleep in class. “She woke me up and […]
Newberry Panthers rally to beat Bartram Trail; Bell Bulldogs sweep St. John’s Lutheran
Oct 7, 2020
The Newberry Volleyball team picked up a huge win on the road on Tuesday night. The Class 1A Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat […]
October opens with a 10 cent jump at the pump
Oct 7, 2020
Florida gas prices jumped an average of 10 cents per gallon last week. This was the fourth consecutive month that began with higher gas prices; each one […]
The Prep Zone and I am Country extend partnership to include basketball and post season football
Oct 7, 2020
Mike Ridaught, the founder and publisher of ThePrepZone.com, announced an extended partnership with the radio station I am Country 106.9 FM to include local high school basketball, […]
Breaking News: County Commission pulls the plug on Archer solar project
Oct 7, 2020
The Alachua Board of County Commissioners voted to deny the application for a special exception to allow a major utility project to build in Archer. Archer […]
County wants businesses to enforce rules or be cited
Oct 6, 2020
Since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared on Oct. 2nd that cities and counties cannot collect on any fines resulting from noncompliance with COVID-19 emergency orders, […]
Trump signs vandalized in Newberry, missing in Archer
Oct 6, 2020
Two likely unrelated crimes involving Trump campaign signs occurred in Newberry and Archer earlier this week. Either early morning Oct 1st or late in the evening […]
Just like Dracula, theater never dies in High Springs
Oct 6, 2020
Count Alucard is lurking above in the rafters while spying on his prey. Below, the quirky and likeable characters are trying to figure out what […]