High Springs News

A new scam is going around on the internet, and this time, it's going under the name of H1N1.

There were reports of two downed trees and another of a roof being blown off a house.

Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. The Alachua County Health Department will offer free H1N1 swine flu vaccines Saturday, Dec.

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:17 a.m. Randy Highsmith drove roughly 80 miles, spent the night in a parking lot hunkered down in a sleeping bag and waited more than an hour with several hundred people as storm clouds gathered overhead - all just to spend just a few seconds in ...

The yearly holiday event Operation Christmas Child is celebrating another successful year of collecting shoe boxes filled with gifts, personal hygiene items and lots of love for needy children overseas, says area coordinator Colleen Ruehl.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 12:59 a.m. 'Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go!' My brother and sister and I always sang this as we headed to Old Military Trail in West Palm Beach to spend Thanksgiving with our grand- mother, aunt and uncle, and cousins.

A new program at High Springs Community School has changed the way some of its students approach reading, thanks to some help from a few four-legged friends.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. After years of disagreement, Alachua County and High Springs appear to have ended their dispute over a cat sanctuary just outside the city limits.

The road will be closed between Main Street and East Third Street from Saturday at 5 a.m. until Sunday at 8 p.m. for the Gainesville Downtown Festival and Art Show.

About $2,500 was collected Saturday from 46 participants in a concealed weapons permit class at the Levy County Sheriff's Office.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. Newberry officials have long had plans for their own field of dreams and believe that, if they build it, youth baseball teams will come in droves -- boosting business for local hotels, restaurants and retail shops.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:05 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:05 p.m. The Alachua County School Board is eyeing two sites to build new elementary schools in the district to handle overcrowding at schools serving High Springs and Gainesville's west urban area.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. An unusually crowded field of seven candidates will vie for two seats on the High Springs City Commission in Tuesday's election.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:24 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:24 p.m. The watering rules will be in effect for all of unincorporated Alachua County, which recently adopted an irrigation ordinance, and in Hawthorne, Micanopy and most of Gainesville -- cities that lie within the jurisdiction of the St.

City officials spoke at the board of county commissioners meeting Tuesday. Both sides express they could agree on all the other terms of the contract, except for the base compensation amount.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. A High Springs dairy will be recognized with a statewide award Friday for leadership in promoting progressive environmental practices.

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.

It's been a back and forth issue between Alachua County Commissioners and High Springs Commissioners, and there's still no long-term resolution.

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. Hate crimes in Florida were at their lowest level last year since 1997, according to the annual report issued by the state Attorney General's office.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. The manager of a fast food restaurant who was arrested on drug charges last week may lose his car.