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…
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…
ALACHUA – A 28-year-old Alachua man has been arrested on a child abuse charge after allegedly pressing a heated lighter against the arm of an 8-year-old girl, leaving two burn marks. Steve Wallace Lanier II was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm. Judge Adam Lee set bail at $20,000. According to an Alachua…
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…
ALACHUA – Young runners from across the area recently put their endurance to the test as Legacy Park hosted a cross country meet that drew athletes ranging in age from 8 to 17 to the city-owned property. The meet, held on the City of Alachua Recreation & Culture Department’s 105-acre Legacy Park property, featured boys…
Approval Cuts Homes And Caps Commercial Space ALACHUA – Walmart’s name hung over a marathon quasi-judicial hearing that ended early Tuesday morning with the Alachua City Commission voting 3-2 to approve a rezoning widely seen as paving the way for a speculated Walmart along U.S. Highway 441, even as the vote itself was about far…
Farmlands Rezoning Approved in 3-2 Vote ALACHUA – Shortly after midnight Tuesday, following a meeting that began at noon Monday, the Alachua City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the rezoning of the Farmlands property, clearing a key land-use hurdle for a development that could include a future Walmart. Commissioners Jackson Youmas and Jacob Fletcher voted…
ALACHUA – Soccer players from across the community took to the field Saturday as the Santa Fe High School boys soccer organization and the Alachua Youth Soccer Alliance hosted the inaugural 3v3 Rumble Challenge, a one-day tournament that combined competition with fundraising for the school’s soccer program. The event featured youth and adult divisions, drawing…
Today Staff Report ALACHUA COUNTY – A 23-year-old woman was arrested Monday after leading Alachua County deputies and Alachua police officers on an alleged reckless, multi-stage pursuit that authorities say endangered numerous motorists and construction workers before ending with the use of containment tactics and pepper spray. As of press time, she remained hospitalized and…
