Buchholz beats Hurricanes; Bell, Williston fall
Last night at the Purple Palace, the Buchholz volleyball team defeated district rival Gainesville, 3-2, in a 5-set thriller. Junior Kate Johnson led the Bobcats with […]
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Buchholz beats Hurricanes; Bell, Williston fall
Last night at the Purple Palace, the Buchholz volleyball team defeated district rival Gainesville, 3-2, in a 5-set thriller. Junior Kate Johnson led the Bobcats with […]
County Commission makes adjustments to keep CARES Act funnel wide open
To continue funneling CARES Act dollars to those most in need, at their October 6, 2020, special meeting, the County Commission made the following adjustments to […]
Bradford Tornadoes rally past Hawthorne
The Bradford Tornadoes rallied from a 25-8 deficit with 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Hawthorne Hornets 28-25 Thursday night in Starke. […]
Survey: Americans paying off debt during pandemic
The website money.com recently released the findings in a survey of 2,200 US households and how they handled their credit during the pandemic. Beginning in March […]
Eastside High School senior wins national recognition for student-athlete essay
An Eastside High School student is one of just a handful of winners of a nationwide essay grant competition for student-athletes. Senior Nylee Alston’s essay was […]
Alachua County UF/IFAS Extension Headquarters breaking ground this month
Alachua County and UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County are hosting a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 11 a.m. The ceremony celebrates the building […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all land in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Gainesville […]
Florida voter registration website crash caused by ‘misconfigured servers’
The Center Square – Florida’s voter registration website was not felled in a cyberattack but was overwhelmed by a crush of users when it crashed Monday […]
Vietnam Vet brings living military museum to Newberry this weekend
In 1966 Lamar Scott got mad at a history teacher who called him out because he fell asleep in class. “She woke me up and […]
Newberry Panthers rally to beat Bartram Trail; Bell Bulldogs sweep St. John’s Lutheran
The Newberry Volleyball team picked up a huge win on the road on Tuesday night. The Class 1A Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat […]
October opens with a 10 cent jump at the pump
Florida gas prices jumped an average of 10 cents per gallon last week. This was the fourth consecutive month that began with higher gas prices; each one […]
The Prep Zone and I am Country extend partnership to include basketball and post season football
Mike Ridaught, the founder and publisher of ThePrepZone.com, announced an extended partnership with the radio station I am Country 106.9 FM to include local high school basketball, […]
Breaking News: County Commission pulls the plug on Archer solar project
The Alachua Board of County Commissioners voted to deny the application for a special exception to allow a major utility project to build in Archer. Archer […]
County wants businesses to enforce rules or be cited
Since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared on Oct. 2nd that cities and counties cannot collect on any fines resulting from noncompliance with COVID-19 emergency orders, […]
Trump signs vandalized in Newberry, missing in Archer
Two likely unrelated crimes involving Trump campaign signs occurred in Newberry and Archer earlier this week. Either early morning Oct 1st or late in the evening […]
Just like Dracula, theater never dies in High Springs
Count Alucard is lurking above in the rafters while spying on his prey. Below, the quirky and likeable characters are trying to figure out what […]
Poll: Florida minimum wage constitutional amendment poised to pass
The Center Square – Six proposed state constitutional amendments are on Florida’s Nov. 3 ballot, including four placed before voters through the citizen-petition process. According to […]
Gainesville police arrest convicted felon with firearm
Officers from the Gainesville Police Department responded to the 500 block of SW 2nd Street last Friday after several calls of multiple shots fired. After arriving […]
Week Five Roundup: Newberry, Dixie County extend streaks; Hawthorne remains unbeaten
Hawthorne rallies past PK Yonge 14-13; remains unbeaten For the second time this season, the Hawthorne Hornets rallied late to stay unbeaten. On Friday night, visiting […]
City of Gainesville closes Lit at Midtown for occupancy violations; warns other businesses
On Saturday night, the City of Gainesville closed a local nightclub for occupancy violations and warned other businesses to follow rules despite the Phase 3 state […]
Regal Cinemas may close its doors again
A statement from Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas, indicates a possible closure of all Regal Cinemas in the U.K., Ireland and the U.S. According to […]
Breaking News: Two-car crash in Dixie County kills both drivers
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two car crash this morning at approximately 9AM at the intersection of Highway 349 and NE 48th Avenue in Dixie […]
Fitz Koehler celebrates a noisy cancer comeback
When Fitz Koehler wrapped up 14 months of treatment for breast cancer in May, she felt it was time to celebrate. Unfortunately, May was at the […]
Alachua County Fire Rescue serves up Fire Safety in the Kitchen for Fire Prevention Week
Alachua County Fire Rescue is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years) […]