High Springs News

The city of Gainesville is trying to do it's part this holiday weekend in protecting the residents who live here and the visitors who come here.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. Don't let their hospitality fool you.

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. When financial trouble forced General Motors to set adrift hundreds of its dealers in May, the sting was felt in High Springs, where Jim Douglas Chevrolet was forced to surrender its GM franchise.

She's happy to be alive, and happy to be back at work. A High Springs police officer was badly beaten back in April.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. Officials in Clarke County, Ga., and Riley County, Kan., both home to major universities, say years under a consolidated law enforcement agency have improved their departments' efficiency and professionalism.

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.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. The mother of a 4-year-old girl was charged with child abuse for reportedly forcing the truck her daughter was riding in Tuesday morning into a collision with her own car.

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.

Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8:50 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8:50 a.m. The High Springs Police Department will be introducing its first-ever K-9 Unit today at 2:30 p.m. Aggie, a two year old golden retriever, and her handler, Sgt.

Published: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:49 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:49 p.m. Nothing spells summer like B-U-R-G-E-R.That sizzling, straight-off-the-grill patty makes tongues tingle and local burger joints a success.

For inmates who are close to being released from jail, the transition back into the community can be difficult.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. Modern science has seen the tiniest bacteria in fine detail and has heard the residual sound echoing from the big bang, but when it comes to smelling, nothing beats man's best friend.

Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Gainesville's myriad pizza options soon will be expanding when Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza opens in August.

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. Local charity Bread of the Mighty Food Bank's summer feeding program begins its second year next Monday with several new sites added to the list offering free meals.

Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. Lucky is how the Alachua County Sheriff's Office is describing a deputy whose patrol vehicle was impaled by a falling tree branch as he was driving Tuesday.

Enter Radar the beagle, indifferent to the incongruity between the space and his mission.

The city of High Springs is rolling out the welcome mat... to a new neighbor. But that new neighbor doesn't yet have a home.

Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 8:38 p.m. The old Floyd's Diner in High Springs reopened earlier this month under new ownership as Fleetwood Diner, on the same day former owner Mike Kearney closed the deal selling Ristorante Deneno in nearby Alachua.

Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 12:02 a.m. After 83 years, Chevrolet's oldest Florida dealership was told that its services are no longer needed.

General Motors gave more than 1,000 pink slips to dealerships nationwide Friday.