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Some Alachua County parks will be recieving a facelift after a state grant program will provide them with 266-thousand dollars to enhance area recreation.

Jessica Campbell, Montverde, recently won the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation Junior Hunter Challenge class held at Horse Shows in the Park in Newberry.

Ms. Murphy specializes in rejuvenating the lives of people through counseling and education.

Scattered thunderstorms will remain isolated across northeast Florida. Storm motion will generally be toward the east at 15 to 20 mph.

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.

Increasing moisture in combination with an approaching front and an upper level disturbance will produce thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening.

A 35-year old inmate of the Alachua County jail is being held at the jail further for trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife. John Michael Jones of Newberry met with an undercover police officer, asking ...

Detectives stopped a murder-for-hire by man who is already in jail and wanted his ex-wife killed according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.

Current Local Radar Now Through 5:15 PM... Slow moving showers and isolated thunderstorms continue to develop over northeast Florida.

A look at Florida farming from the 1880s to the 1940s is right up the road in Alachua County at the Dudley Farm Historic State Park.

“That's when everything went bad”

A roadside memorial is shown Monday where two Newberry High School seniors were killed early Sunday morning. via Gainesville.com

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

“Parents said it's going to be hard and there's going to be some changes and we're a little nervous but let's go ahead and its best for kids.”

Budget cuts aren't the only things the Alachua County School Board is concerned over, keeping class sizes down is also top on the list. via WCJB

Newberry Road in transit An agreement in which the developer of the proposed Newberry Village would pay for part of a bus rapid transit system in the Teen remains in jail after beating, 7th bonds out Grand Jury ... via Gainesville.com

“It seems like an opportunity missed”

County approves Newberry Village By CINDY SWIRKO Sun staff writer It took a lot of twists, but an agreement on the proposed Newberry Village development and the birth of Alachua County's first bus rapid-transit ... via Gainesville.com

“Having a road concurrency plan in Alachua County is certainly something that needs to be done.”

West Gainesville road plans on the table By CINDY SWIRKO Sun staff writer The first of three meetings to gather public opinion on a plan to add traffic capacity to roads and create a bus rapid transit system in ... via Gainesville.com

If you drive through the cities of Newberry and Alachua you can't help but notice how much the cities continue to grow. via WCJB-TV Gainesville

“On Saturday we had a 100 percent chance of rain, but Sunday will be a 50-50 kind of day”

Storms rough on North Florida The line of thunderstorms that crossed North Florida Saturday evening was toughest on Newberry, Archer, Trenton, Welborn and other areas north and west of Gainesville, the National ... via Gainesville.com