Alachua News

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. An abandoned battery plant south of Alachua is the ace in the hole for an Orlando company in competition for federal stimulus dollars set aside to make batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles.

The report of a stolen television in Alachua County this morning lead to the arrest of three men.

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. City employees who spotted a suspicious incident at an elderly Alachua resident's home Wednesday led police to three burglary suspects, police reported.

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8:07 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8:07 p.m. A statement by a man who was being taken to a Gainesville hospital for chest pains led area officers to a Dixie County bank robbery suspect.

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. A DUI checkpoint over the holiday weekend resulted in 10 people being arrested and more than 100 drivers being issued traffic citations.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. A Gainesville man has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder after police allege he shot a 78-year-old Alachua man who refused to give up his cigarettes.

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.