Alachua News

The City of Alachua is hosting it's 10th annual firework celebration for the 4th of July.

A light rain didn't matter. Dennis and Becky O'Neill had just heard about some new plants for their three acres in Micanopy: Florida plums and beautyberries and other native species.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 9:28 a.m. Summer is a time of high heats and higher prices: Gas is more, camp is costly and everyone is looking to pinch a penny.

Two water management districts have begun working together on how to deal with declining groundwater levels in North Florida.

An Alachua County sheriff's deputy has been hospitalized after a head-on crash with another driver.

Former UF player Mike Peterson hosts youth camp to give back to the community. Tremayne Frasier, 11, at left, shares his Gatorade with Raquese Greenwood during Mike Peterson's annual football camp, "Bring It '09," at Citizens' Field in Gainesville on Saturday.

A group of government and business leaders from Alachua and Marion counties came together Thursday with an ambitious goal: Put together a proposal to increase development of broadband capabilities into rural areas.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 1:04 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for northwestern Alachua County because of sttrong winds and excessive lightning.

The body of boater, reported missing on Newnana s Lake in Alachua County on Wednesday, has been found.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:04 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:04 a.m. An Alachua mother being investigated for drug trafficking wound up being charged with child neglect, too, after a gun was found in her pre-teen's bedroom.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:12 p.m. A few months ago, an estimated 5,000 sandhill cranes congregated in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.

As of today, the High Springs Herald is now the North Florida Herald. The newspaper covers communities like Alachua, High Springs, Newberry and parts of Gilchrist County.

A trailer that was once used to hold drugs, is now full of tires, air compressors, and generators.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. The Florida Department of Education released school grades Thursday morning and Alachua County was one of 34 districts in the state to receive an A for its students' performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:12 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:12 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for eastern Alachua County and parts of Marion and Putnam counties.

An Otter Creek man who led officers of the Alachua and Levy County officers on a chase at speeds in excess of 100 mph, hit a rescue vehicle and nearly sideswiped three deputies in the process, declared the episode "fun." The Levy County Sheriff's Office has declared it three counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers and fleeing and ...

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. After leading officers on a two-county chase at speeds up to 135 mph, a driver stopped when his car ran out of gas in Levy County and told officers he knew he was going to jail and decided to have fun before he was arrested.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 6:12 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 6:12 p.m. An argument between a couple ended in an arrest Friday afternoon after the man attacked the woman, beating, choking and biting her, the Alachua Police Department reported.

A series of robberies up and down Interstate 75 in Alachua, Columbia and Marion counties over the past few weeks has officers looking at whether the cases are connected.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. Four Alachua County schools - Eastside, Buchholz, Gainesville and Santa Fe - are among the best in the country, according to the latest rankings from Newsweek magazine.