Newberry News

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. Alachua County received heavy downpours today from a storm that entered from the Trenton and Newberry area, headed east and is leaving the county toward the southeast.

Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:11 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:11 p.m. Proposals to ease the traffic crunch in Newberry by creating a grid of new streets were reviewed Saturday morning by residents, who said efforts to divert cars and trucks off Newberry Road are sorely needed.

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.

The City of Newberry is inviting you to come and voice your opinion on the Cooperstown Dreams Park project.

Mike Spina is ready to begin a minor league journey that he hopes will one day land him in the major leagues.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 7:56 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 7:56 a.m. A Newberry woman was seriously injured in a Monday afternoon vehicle accident in Gilchrist County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

I am searching for a son of Kenneth Dunbar. The mother was from Newberry, Florida.

Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. Summer school conjures up images of teenagers trapped in a classroom on a sunny afternoon making up classes they flunked during the school year.

T he book called to me from a display at the Orlando Public Library . Actually, I think it hollered.

Published: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 8:52 p.m. Trenton motorcyclist dies in crash near Newberry A Trenton man died early Tuesday when a truck turned into the path of his motorcycle two miles north of Newberry, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Several homes in Gilchrist County were evacuated Sunday as a wildfire burned more than 400 acres between Newberry and Trenton on Tyler Grade Road.

State employees earning more than $45,000 a year will have their pay cut 2 percent under a compromise worked out Sunday by House and Senate budget negotiators.

House and Senate budget negotiators Sunday agreed on a 2 percent pay cut for state employees earning more than $45,000 a year.

Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 2:36 a.m. A Waccasassa man sat in jail Monday after he was arrested for the death of his 4-year-old daughter hours after deputies reported he called for help because she was having difficulty breathing.

Published: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. An 85 year old woman was seriously injured Friday when she was thrown to the ground by a purse snatcher in Alachua.

Members of William Scott & Silverado performed at the Spirit of the Suwannee during their first gig as a band.

Jessica Southard says she's not a pageant girl. She's an agricultural girl, definitely; a car racing girl, certainly.

Published: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. A local business partnership is proposing to build a 230-acre food research and manufacturing park south of Newberry with visions of creating 2,000 jobs.

He's been singing his heart out for a long time, but this time, Reginald Stacy has really hit a high note.

The following suspects were charged with felonies Wednesday at Escambia County Jail.