High Springs News

Tim and Cindy Martin pose with their two sets of fraternal twin sons, Brian, 2, Holden, 7, Mark, 7, and David, 2 in the backyard of their southwest Gainesville home on Friday.

Many consumers are not only hurting at the pump, but also at the grocery-store register.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible through sunset, mainly south of a St Augustine to Gainesville line.

The sound of sirens is welcome music during an emergency, but it may be getting fainter for some Alachua County residents living in unincorporated areas.

Aaron Daye/The Gainesville Sun Former truck driver Alvin Wilkerson, seen wiping away tears on June 12 after pleading no contest in the deaths of seven children, had been awake 34 hours when the crash occurred.

The High Springs Farmer's Market is looking to expand and the meetings are underway.

Two Florida men were charged Monday after officers found drugs and weapons inside a vehicle at a shopping center along Route 70, police said.

Fort Clarke Middle School reading teacher Beverly Jones, center, listens during Thursday's meeting on school budget cuts.

A police officer who checked a suspicious vehicle here found two drug suspects with a loaded gun and other weapons, police said Tuesday.

Aaron Daye/Gainesville Sun "I am not a heartless person. Please don't look at me as a heartless person," former truck driver Alvin Wilkerson tearfully told the families of those killed.

This summer, instead of taking a vacation just for fun, you might want to use your time for spiritual renewal and growth.

The following was release Thursday by the Governor's Press Office: Governor Crist Signs Military and Veterans Bills into Law ~ New laws expand benefits to current and former members of the military ~ TYNDALL ...

Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 12:20 a.m. Hundreds of teenagers again tried to enter three Gainesville Wal-Mart stores overnight during the weekend, an ...

This weekend the High Springs Farmers Market is having a special event that focuses only on melons.

Local farmers are doing well in the summer heat. Many crops do better in the current warm temperatures that we have in the region.

ElderCare of Alachua County will provide forty dollar coupons for local farmers' markets to seniors who are on a limited income.

Tourists are drawn to Jackson County to cave dive. The City of Marianna hosted divers from as far away as South Africa, New Zealand, and Brazil at a national cave diving convention this Memorial Day weekend.

There were some items in the news from this area recently that deserve comment. BOY DIES ON HIGHWAY: In neighboring Ocala, a 7-year-old boy was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while he was crossing ... via Williston Pioneer Sun-News

“It was what I was going to build for children, to help them”

A man whose fund-raising quest was to travel from Williston to California in a wagon behind two horses ended tragically in High Springs when one of his horses died early Thursday, May 1, after being hit by a ... via Williston Pioneer Sun-News

“Why shouldn't this county get behind it instead of watching it go to Levy County?”

Within its 815 acres, Oak Tree Landing planned to have 590 homes, a PGA-pro designed golf course, spa, fitness center, pool, mini-mart and an FAA-approved, 4,995 foot runway at its center. via Aero-News Network