Winn-Dixie Opens Renovated Alachua Store as High Springs Location Closes
ALACHUA – Winn-Dixie opened its new Alachua store early Saturday morning, Oct. 3, at 15560…
Winn-Dixie Opens Renovated Alachua Store as High Springs Location Closes
ALACHUA – Winn-Dixie opened its new Alachua store early Saturday morning, Oct. 3, at 15560 NW U.S. Highway 441, Suite 200. The full-service grocery store occupies an entirely renovated space and opened with all-new stock on its shelves. The opening comes as the Winn-Dixie location in High Springs sells off old stock before shuttering completely. …
Coach Corey Dawson Remembered for Devotion to Area Youth
ALACHUA – For Corey Dawson, supporting young athletes often meant far more than coaching a game. It meant arriving early and staying late. It meant working behind the concession stand to help raise money for scholarships and equipment, talking with children and parents when they needed someone to listen, helping at practices and offering his…
Tara Forest Sues City of Alachua Over Delays, Public Records
ALACHUA – A developer that says it has waited more than four years for a hearing before the Alachua City Commission has filed two lawsuits against the City of Alachua in less than three weeks. The first, filed Sept. 12 in Alachua County Circuit Court, claims the City has illegally withheld public records. The second,…
Three Men Convicted In 2017 Hawthorne Murder
GAINESVILLE –– Nearly nine years after 23-year-old Hawthorne resident Christin Cassels was shot and killed, a jury has found three men guilty in connection with her death, concluding a weeklong trial and a yearslong investigation that eventually turned to cell phone and geofencing data. Nikenson Perin, 38, was found guilty of first-degree murder and trespass…
Lake City Man Charged In Alachua Storage Unit Burglary
ALACHUA – A 27-year-old Lake City man has been arrested after investigators say surveillance cameras and license plate readers tracked a pickup truck carrying more than $1,800 in property stolen from an Alachua storage unit. Corey Parlow has been charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure, grand theft and dealing in stolen property. Judge Meshon…
Alachua man charged with aggravated animal cruelty
Dog tethered with 10 lb. chain ALACHUA – An Alachua man has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty after authorities found his dog tethered outside with a severe neck wound that later required surgery, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Freddie Kelly, 57, was released on $5,000 bail following his arrest. Judge…
National Hurricane Center Issues Final Isaias Advisory as Storm Weakens Inland
Hurricane Isaias weakened to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday, prompting the National Hurricane Center to issue its final advisory. Alachua County’s flood watch has expired, although unsettled weather remains possible.
Country Music Stars Rally Behind Gentle Carousel Fundraiser Oct. 10
HIGH SPRINGS – Some of country music’s biggest names are lending their support to a High Springs-based nonprofit known for bringing miniature therapy horses to children, veterans and others facing difficult circumstances. Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Lainey Wilson, Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris are among the artists supporting a fundraising gala and Legendary Nashville Songwriters…
Legal Notices/Public Notices 10/08/2026
LEGAL NOTICEPublic NoticeIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDACase No.: 2025-CA-3549SHERMAN A. COOPER,Plaintiff,v.PRINCESS LASHAN COOPER HICKMAN; ALISON MARIE COOPER; ALL PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED,Defendants._______________/NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: ALL PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE…
Oct. 9 Deadline Approaches for Youth Mentoring Program
GAINESVILLE – Alachua County families have until 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, to enroll young men in the Manhood Youth Development Foundation’s mentoring and educational program for the 2026-27 school year. The nonprofit organization began its 17th year of programming with an orientation Sunday, Oct. 4, at Caring and Sharing Learning School in Gainesville. Parents,…
