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Information appearing in this listing comes from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office daily jail log as provided to Alachua County Today.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Individuals listed on this page may be cited and released or placed under custodial arrest.
Information provided is believed to be accurate, however not guaranteed. Most abbreviations have been left as provided to maintain the accuracy of the log.
Full name, DOB, Charges, Agency
Booking: November 2, 2009
Brown, Robert Antonio, 6/23/1984, cocaine possess
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Cain takes the helm
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BRYAN BOUKARI/Alachua County Today Monday marked long-time City of Alachua employee Traci Cain’s first official day on the job as interim city manager, and this is the second time Cain has served in this capacity for the city.
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ALACHUA – After almost 18 years working for the City of Alachua, Traci Cain sits behind the interim city manager’s desk once again.
Cain officially took on the duties of interim city manager Monday. The Alachua City Commission appointed her to the position in September and drafted a contact with her set to expire Feb. 28, 2010.
She is no stranger to the position. Cain served as the interim city manager in 2002 for a couple of months. She said that those were more trying times for the city than they are now. She said the transition so far has been smooth.
Her resume
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Tax credit ups home sales locally
ALACHUA COUNTY – Single-Family sales in September were up 34 percent in Florida and 41 percent in Gainesville compared to last year, according to a sales report from the Florida Association of Realtors.
One large reason for the increase is the soon-to-expire first-time home
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Santa Fe home to hi-tech bio-tech education
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BEN BOUKARI/Alachua County Today Santa Fe High School’s new $5 million science building features classrooms and laboratories where students can learn the science and technology used in bio-related research and manufacturing. At Friday’s dedication ceremony, the state-of-the-art facility was dedicated to school principal Bill Herschleb.
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ALACHUA – Santa Fe High School unveiled its new $5 million science building Friday, dedicating the state-of-the-art facility to school principal Bill Herschleb.
“I was totally blown away,” Herschleb said. “That’s usually something that’s done for older people, so it makes me feel a little old, but I am deeply honored.”
Aside from the addition of numerous classrooms, laboratories and lockers, the new building is also equipped with advanced technology used to increase the speed and scope of science related education at Santa Fe
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SunState Federal Credit Union opens Jonesville branch
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BRYAN BOUKARI/Alachua County Today
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L-R: Newberry Jonesville Chamber of Commerce President Anne Maria Bello joined SunState Federal Credit Union Jonesville Branch Manager Cathy Ratliff, CEO James Woodward, and Board of Directors Chairwoman Janet Larson in making the opening official.
After more than 50 years in the credit union business, SunState Federal Credit Union cut the ribbon on its newest location Thursday afternoon. Located at 14133 W. Newberry Road across from Publix, the Jonesville branch is the newest of eight SunState Federal Credit Union locations which scatter the North Central Florida area from Alachua
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Trying to hook an industry
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BRYAN BOUKARI/Alachua County Today Trevor Bass has become the seventh aquaculturist in Alachua County. Based in Newberry, Bass has joined a growing industry that has gained popularity in the Florida panhandle area, but is still relatively rare locally. At a time when Americans are eating more seafood, and importing more seafood, Bass is hoping to make his mark in the aquaculture industry.
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ALACHUA COUNTY – A young farmer contemplated a few gaping holes in part of his 2,500 acres in Newberry this summer, and thought with that, he could become part of an exclusive group of growers.
At 28 years old, Trevor Bass knew how to keep up with the veteran farmers around the area, growing the county’s staple crops like watermelon, tobacco, peanuts, grains and even cattle. But when it came to seeing them at the finish line, he wanted to have something different.
In September, he lined those three manmade holes left behind by a past farmer and dropped in 200,000 Tilapia,
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Appeals court hears arguments on Alachua public records
GAINESVILLE – Although the City of Alachua recently unveiled a new public records kiosk to promote access to City documents, some area activists recently made their case before an appeals court to gain legal recognition of past public records mistakes made by the City.
During a First
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Residents want local hangout to see changes
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BRYAN BOUKARI/Alachua County Today Community leaders and residents met with City of Alachua officials Tuesday to discuss the future of a trouble spot and local hangout known as “The Tree.”
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ALACHUA – After police officials stepped up patrol in the area to curb illegal activity, community leaders and neighborhood residents met at the local hangout known as “the Tree.” The Tuesday meeting, held at the site where a huge oak tree once stood, was called to gather ideas and opinions from residents about future plans for the city-owned lot.
Several residents shared their ideas at the meeting, including the Rev. Marcia Mobley, pastor of Heaven Bound Outreach Ministries in Alachua. Mobley said she wants to see a stop to the drug activity prevalent in the area, as
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Norfleets propose 2,625 houses on Newberry’s south side
NEWBERRY – At a city commission meeting Monday, Newberry residents spilled out of the commission chambers into the reception area of City Hall.
The Norfleet family is well known in Newberry, and Norfleet Construction has visible resident support.
The city commission passed a motion
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Resolution for cat sanctuary must wait
HIGH SPRINGS – A miscommunication in paperwork kept Alachua County and High Springs City Commissioners from making a joint resolution regarding a controversial cat sanctuary at a special meeting Monday.
The two boards met to discuss a resolution to nearly three years of disagreements
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