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…
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…
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….
HIGH SPRINGS – The High Springs City Commission stopped short of formally beginning the process to remove City Manager Jeremy Marshall on Aug. 13, voting 3-2 to give the city attorney two weeks to negotiate a possible separation agreement with Marshall’s attorney. Marshall will remain on paid administrative leave while City Attorney Danielle Adams negotiates…
HIGH SPRINGS – Families gathered at the High Springs Civic Center on Aug. 4 for National Night Out, an annual community event designed to strengthen relationships between residents and local law enforcement. Hosted by the High Springs Police Department, the City of High Springs and the Children’s Trust of Alachua County, the three-hour event combined…
Alachua County Today’s review of public records reveals a months-long timeline of records requests, payroll questions and communications that preceded Chief Antoine Sheppard’s administrative leave. HIGH SPRINGS – Public records obtained by Alachua County Today provide the clearest picture yet of how the complaint that placed High Springs Police Chief Antoine Sheppard on administrative leave…
HIGH SPRINGS – The High Springs City Commission voted 4-0 Thursday to reopen the qualifying period for two commission seats on the November ballot after city officials discovered that candidates who had already qualified used an outdated state-mandated loyalty oath form. Meeting in a special session July 30, the commission approved amended Resolution 2026-T, establishing…
Records Reveal Months-Long Effort Preceding Sheppard’s Suspension HIGH SPRINGS – Public records obtained by Alachua County Today provide the clearest picture yet of how the complaint that placed High Springs Police Chief Antoine Sheppard on administrative leave originated – and who was behind it. Sheppard was placed on paid administrative leave June 23 by then-City…
HIGH SPRINGS – After months of mounting criticism over city finances, employee turnover and the handling of a high-profile police investigation, the High Springs City Commission voted July 23 to terminate City Manager Jeremy Marshall, placing him on immediate administrative leave while preparing formal proceedings to remove him for cause. The commission directed City Attorney…
HIGH SPRINGS – Drivers who park along Main Street in downtown High Springs will need to make overnight parking plans beginning July 30 as work continues on a major state road resurfacing project. The Florida Department of Transportation announced that on-street parking along Main Street — also designated as U.S. 27, U.S. 41 and State…
