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 – A fitness competition drawing approximately 200 participants, the start of the fall youth soccer season and a Friday night appearance by youth football and cheer athletes highlighted a weekend of recreational activities in Alachua. The largest of the events took place Saturday, Aug. 29, when Go Primal Fitness presented a HYROX simulation at…
HAWTHORNE – A 49-year-old Hawthorne man was arrested after authorities say he fled from law enforcement at speeds exceeding 110 mph before a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle collided with his SUV and both vehicles crashed during a pursuit that crossed from Putnam into Alachua County. Walter Zachary Brown was arrested following the Aug. 28 pursuit…
HIGH SPRINGS – A 46-year-old High Springs man was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge after witnesses told police they saw him repeatedly punch and kick a dog. Nicholas Matthew Alex was arrested following an Aug. 25 incident in the 23700 block of Northwest 184th Place, according to a High Springs Police Department report….
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…
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…
