Fresh sand in the volleyball courts, new ADA compliant sidewalks and a heightened 8-foot wide pathway leading to Poe Springs are some of the improvements visitors […]
Alachua County Emergency Management (ACEM) has installed three new WeatherSTEM stations funded by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The newest stations are located in Archer, […]
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Oscar Corral and his wife almost canceled their trip to the springs in North Florida back in April when the temperatures dropped. “It’s […]
The former Camp McConnell that is now Alachua County-owned Cuscowilla has begun registering children from second to eighth grade for summer day camps. The summer day […]
Alachua County has announced two major donations of land that it says will protect the Santa Fe River and preserve ecological resources in key areas. Both […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Forensics Laboratory recently marked the one-year anniversary of its collaboration with the University of Florida Maples Center for […]
The search for publicly accessible fishing piers, jetties and bridges is a click away thanks to a Florida Fishing Pier Finder launched by the Florida Fish […]
New Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules designed to protect the state from high-risk, non-native reptiles take effect Thursday (April 29). The rules come […]
The Alachua County Parks and Open Space Department has announced the reopening of Squirrel Ridge Park after a significant renovation project. “We’d like to extend thanks […]
While one maintenance crew is working away at refurbishing the basketball and tennis courts and another is revamping the 110,000 gallon swimming pool, newly appointed Cuscowilla […]
When Poe Springs reopens on Memorial Day, visitors might be paying a little extra to get in. At the Alachua Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) budget […]
“Holy sketchiness! It’s going downhill,” motorcycle stuntman Trevor Cartmill said while standing on the rooftop of Sturge’s lounge at Ellie Ray’s RV Resort in Branford on […]
As the 2021 Masters Tournament begins play this morning, spring is on full display at the Augusta National Golf Course with riots of azaleas competing for […]
Few places in Florida offer the kind of outdoor experiences area residents enjoy in North Central Florida, with its springs, parks and rich natural resources. That […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is using this year’s Manatee Appreciation Day—the last Wednesday in March—to remind Floridians to keep a watchful eye […]
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners has voted to purchase roughly 4,000 acres from the Weyerhaeuser Company—an acquisition poised to become the largest in the […]
Experts say the surrounding sinkhole of the Warm Mineral Springs in southern Sarasota County formed more than 12,000 years ago. That would explain the ancient animal […]
When Orange County voters in 2020 approved a charter referendum that attempted to recognize the Wekiva River’s right to exist and the right for all citizens […]
Auctioneer Cracker Johnson jokes about not being able to read the handwriting on a youth fair member’s announcement sheet just as the swine is about to […]