Alachua News

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:27 p.m. At first glance, it may have looked like students at Alachua Elementary were just having fun outside the classroom Friday.

TOTAL Alachua - 129 - $648 - $83,579 Columbia - 23 - $2,038 - $46,872 Union - 11 - $379 - $4,172 Bradford - 6 - NA - NA Clay - 42 - $1,246 - $52,349 Putnam - 34 - $717 - $24,363 Marion - 128 - $2,630 - $336,641 Levy - 14 - $452 - $6,328 Gilchrist - 4 Dixie - 4 Lafayette - 1 Suwannee - 11 - $2,978 - $29,784 Average and sum reported only for counties ...

With the start of Eastern Standard Time this Sunday, once-a-week lawn watering will be mandated for most of Alachua County.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. About 1,500 Alachua County homeowners will soon be getting a letter from a company hired to determine view wildfire risks.

Government leaders from Citrus and six nearby counties began meeting this week with garbage on their minds.

Six months of planning and drug buys went up like a puff of smoke on Friday when more than 40 officers from seven state and federal agencies raided three homes in Chiefland.

Deputies are stressing the importance of child safety after a 13-year-old girl was approached at a bus stop.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:41 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:41 p.m. The staff is busy packing boxes.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. It was not quite a scene out of the television mob show "The Sopranos," but the commissioners from Alachua County and High Springs had a sit down Monday night to try to reach agreement on two long-running disputes.

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. The Friends of the Library kicks off its semi-annual book sale Saturday, offering over 300,000 books and other donated items at bargain prices.

Hay farmers checked out the latest technology and equipment to harvest their crop at this year's Expo.

According to an Institute of Medicine report, school lunch standards are lacking....... because schools aren't restricting the number of calories in cafeteria food.

Alachua County Public Schools are on top of the state for Advance Placement scores.

Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 11:34 p.m. Sixteen attorneys primarily from North Central Florida have applied to fill two judicial vacancies in the 8th Circuit.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. Twice a year the entire historical district of downtown Alachua transforms into the Alachua Harvest Festival, with more than 160 local artisans and crafters setting up booths expected to draw 3,000 visitors to view their creations.

Buy photo Katlyn, 8, and Matthew Wurts, 6, both born at Alachua General Hospital look at bricks they received during an AGH Tribute event held Friday afternoon to remember the small community hospital that has provided healthcare in the area for years that will closing it's doors November 1. By Diane Chun Staff writer Published: Saturday, October ...

Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 10:22 p.m. Chipley man accused of molesting 9-year-old girl A Chipley man has been charged with lewdness after a 9-year-old girl in Alachua told her teacher about an incident with the man.

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:42 p.m. In a letter dated Sept.

People from across North Central Florida all came together to express their gratitude for a place that has helped so many.

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. When Nationwide Insurance went to the state with a plan to unload 60,000 Florida homeowner policies, it already had lined up Gainesville-based Tower Hill Insurance Group as an alternative for those policyholders.