ALACHUA COUNTY – The calendar may still say summer, but communities across the area are turning their attention to fall, with festivals, car shows, homecomings and Halloween celebrations stretching from September into mid-November. The season gets underway in Waldo with an event centered on one of fall’s most familiar crops. The second annual Waldo Sweet…
Sheriff Scott Orders 27 Readers Removed From State Roadways ALACHUA COUNTY – The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office will remove 27 automated license plate readers from state highway rights-of-way following a Florida Department of Transportation directive revoking permits for the devices, Sheriff Chad Scott announced Monday. Scott said his office received a written memorandum Aug. 31…
HIGH SPRINGS – High Springs students will again have the opportunity to bicycle to school as a group Sept. 16 when the community’s “Bike Bus” returns following its debut earlier this year. Safe Kids North Central Florida is organizing the ride for students at High Springs Community School as part of National Walk & Roll…
ALACHUA COUNTY – An 11-year-old boy was arrested after authorities say he threatened two other juveniles with a handgun during an argument early Saturday morning. An Alachua County sheriff’s deputy responded Aug. 29 to an armed disturbance at a residence in the 1100 block of Southeast 41st Drive, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Two juveniles…
Raiders Share in Coach’s Return to His NFL Roots ALACHUA – For Santa Fe High School football players, Saturday night’s trip to Raymond James Stadium offered a glimpse of where the game can lead. For their head coach, it was a return to a place where football had already taken him. Santa Fe Head Football…
ALACHUA – Alachua-based entrepreneur Mitch Glaeser, co-founder of San Felasco Tech City, is taking another step toward building a locally based biotechnology company with a global reach as Synvitta Diagnostics moves its developing medical testing technology closer to commercial-scale production. Synvitta, the Alachua-based diagnostics company co-founded by Glaeser and scientist Rainara Almeida, announced Aug. 13…
ALACHUA– Students at three Alachua schools received new backpacks through a donation from Coca-Cola as the community helped children prepare for the start of the 2026-27 school year. Backpacks were distributed to students at W.W. Irby Elementary School, Alachua Elementary School and A.L. Mebane Middle School, providing students with a back-to-school essential as they returned…
ALACHUA – Downtown Alachua will again fill with live music Friday nights as the Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series returns to Skinner Park for a fall run beginning Aug. 28. The series will feature five consecutive Fridays of blues, reggae, funk, Latin music and a cappella, with performances from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is…
Design Preserves History While Expanding Space ALACHUA– With the former Cleather H. Hathcock, Sr. Community Center now demolished, plans for its replacement have moved from community wish lists and conceptual sketches to detailed architectural drawings, with city officials saying the project is nearing the bidding and construction phase. The Alachua City Commission received an updated…
Frank represented Kutner as his immunized testimony fueled the FDLE probe and Davis lawsuit GAINESVILLE – More than three years after former Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brandon Kutner emerged as a key witness in a criminal investigation into then-Sheriff Clovis Watson’s administration, new state records show that Kutner later became the subject of disciplinary…
