Oct. 9 Deadline Approaches for Youth Mentoring Program
GAINESVILLE – Alachua County families have until 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, to enroll young…
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,…
Sunshine, Steady Crowds and a Circus Train Mark High Springs Fall Festival
HIGH SPRINGS – Beautiful fall weather and a steady crowd greeted the High Springs Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fall Festival, a two-day celebration held Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27, in downtown High Springs. This year’s festival was centered at the High Springs Farmers Market Pavilion, 23517 N.W. 185th Road, with vendor tents stretching…
Alachua Woman’s Club Earns Three State Honors
ALACHUA – A scrapbook chronicling a year of community service, club activities and memories has earned the Alachua Woman’s Club three top honors in statewide competition. The club’s traditional scrapbook won first place, President’s Choice and Best of Show at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Florida Fall Board meeting in Orlando in September. The…
Candidate Sues High Springs Over Qualifying Redo
Ross Ambrose asks court to remove Gigi Buigas from Seat 2 ballot HIGH SPRINGS – A High Springs City Commission candidate has asked a judge to remove his opponent from the November ballot, arguing that she did not properly qualify for office and that the city improperly reopened the qualifying period to give candidates another…
Jim Douglas Sales & Service to Celebrate 100 Years
HIGH SPRINGS – Few family businesses get the opportunity to celebrate a century in operation. Jim Douglas Sales & Service will reach that milestone Saturday with a community celebration marking its 100th anniversary. The longtime automotive sales and service business, formerly Jim Douglas Chevrolet, was founded by Jim Douglas in 1926 and remains family owned…
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Woman In $16,200 Bank Fraud
ALACHUA COUNTY – The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman suspected of impersonating a bank customer and withdrawing a total of $16,200 from accounts at three Capital City Bank locations. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the woman entered the Capital City Bank in High Springs at approximately 12:15…
Newberry Adopts $47.9 Million Budget as Water Investigation Continues
NEWBERRY – Newberry city commissioners adopted a final property tax rate of 5.8800 mills and approved a $47.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year at their Sept. 28 meeting, along with utility rates, financing for a fire training facility and several development-related measures. The City Commission set the final millage rate at 5.8800 mills,…
Alachua Holds Tax and Garbage Rates Steady
ALACHUA – The Alachua City Commission voted unanimously Sept. 14 to tentatively keep the city’s property tax rate at 6.25 mills and to advance a proposed $65.4 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The rate is the same one the city levies now. Because property values within the city have risen, however, the 6.25…
Man Charged in High Springs Child Molestation Case
HIGH SPRINGS –A 31-year-old High Springs man is facing a felony charge after a child reported that he had touched her inappropriately, according to court and arrest records. Kyle Durant Kirby has been charged with lewd or lascivious molestation involving a child between the ages of 12 and 16. The case was reported to the…
Legal Notices/Public Notices 10/01/2026
LEGAL NOTICESPublic NoticesIN 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…
