High Springs News

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.

Monroe mayoral candidate Wallace Beall is facing a fine from the Ethics Commission of Georgia after he was more than a week late filing the first round of his campaign finance disclosure.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:42 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:42 a.m. The area near the High Springs police department and city hall was blocked off for seven hours Wednesday as law enforcement officials conducting an ongoing federal investigation worked to remove an unidentified item from a car parked in the ...

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:24 p.m. Along with fall's cooler weather in North Central Florida come no shortage of activities to enjoy it including festivals, when towns and cities throughout the region roll out the welcome mat with good times of all kinds.

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.

A factory-produced Chevy Camaro convertible is still years away . A Dodge Challenger of the same ilk is a fantasy.

Florida coachbuilder Drop Top Customs has done just that to the new Chevrolet Camaro, and the result will be on display at the upcoming SEMA show.

CRAWLING through underwater caves in Antarctica to Mexico, Florida to Bermuda, it is a good thing that Jill Heinerth is not claustrophobic.

THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT.

Name of Product: Halcyon Diving Equipment Units: About 20,300 Manufacturer: Halcyon Manufacturing Inc., of High Springs, Fla.

The following recall has been announced:- About 20,300 Halcyon diving equipment products, made in the U.S. by Halcyon Manufacturing Inc., of High Springs, Fla., because they pose a drowning hazard for divers.