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Alachua to name commission chambers after James Lewis
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ALACHUA – Alachua’s Interim City Manager Traci Cain announced Tuesday that the City’s commission chambers will be named in honor of former longtime City Commissioner James Lewis. Lewis served the City for 42 years as a commissioner, completing his final term in April 2009. Prior to his departure from the City Commission, Lewis was one of the longest-standing elected officials in the country. Lewis was first elected into office in 1967.
“The City Commission has long made it clear that honoring former Commissioner Lewis is especially important to show a small
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High Springs Police get $105,000 upgrade
HIGH SPRINGS – The High Springs Police Department has stepped up its game with new technology to track driver’s licenses and check for warrants straight from the comfort of an officer’s patrol car.
On Friday, the department will start downloading tracking software onto 16
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Garden club welcomes holidays with workshop
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TRACEY MCMANUS/Alachua County Today
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HIGH SPRINGS – Just in time for the holiday mood that creeps up the week before Thanksgiving, the High Springs Garden Club has prepared with decorations.
The club had Linda Hatfield, owner of The Flower Exchange in High Springs, lead a workshop Tuesday in wreath making and centerpiece design for the holidays.
With 29 members, the group has actively educated residents in knowledge of flowers and gardening since its founding in 1950.
But one member says even now, the group is seen with a slight misconception.
“People have the preconception that the Garden Club is
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Alachua identifies key growth issues
ALACHUA – A public workshop held with the Alachua City Commission and Planning and Zoning Board identified seven main growth issues relating to the city of Alachua.
The workshop, held Oct. 13, identified key community issues to include in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) for
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Bed tax increase may fund Newberry’s $7 million ballpark
NEWBERRY – Sports tourism is the number one purpose of travel to Alachua County, and the City of Newberry hopes to become “the top amateur sports destination in Florida.”
Now that the Easton-Newberry Sports Complex is open, commissioners are shifting their focus to the next
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New commission, new direction
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Left - Davis; Right - May
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HIGH SPRINGS – The voting out of two multiple-term incumbents from the High Springs City Commission Nov. 3 delivered a message to the victorious candidates that residents are expecting the change they promised in their campaigns.
But just what sort of change will come to the city is the speculation now as Dean Davis and Eric May are sworn into office Thursday.
According to Davis, the shift will be substantial when he takes a seat next to Commissioners Diane Shupe and William Coughlin, who have often echoed the same fiscally conservative values as the new commissioners.
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City manager still without contract
HAWTHORNE – More than three weeks ago, Hawthorne selected Edward F. Smyth Jr. to be the town’s new city manager, but the city still hasn’t hammered out the details in his contract.
This is the latest in a series of delays in the city manager selection process that has now
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Grapski could be convicted today
GAINESVILLE – More than two years after Charles Grapski was arrested by Alachua police, his trial on the related multiple felony and other charges began this week. Nine jurors, four women and five men, were selected Monday for the trial which began Tuesday and may last the rest of the
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Local school honors veterans
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BEN BOUKARI/Alachua County Today Veterans and members of the military were treated to waving flags and patriotic songs as Alachua Elementary students celebrated Veterans Day during the school’s annual Bring a Vet event on Tuesday.
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ALACHUA – American flags waved at Alachua Elementary School Tuesday as students gathered to honor veterans.
“It’s a very personal day for us, and we want to keep it that way,” said principal Jim Brandenburg.
The Veteran’s Day ceremony is a long tradition at the school. One of the reasons the ceremony is held is to make sure the students know why they have the day off, Brandenburg said.
His short speech to students, parents and veterans focused around freedom. We want to spend this day recognizing that we have a great deal of freedom because of the
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WW II veteran tells his story
NEWBERRY – There aren’t too many countries that Wright Terry has not stepped foot on.
At the budding age of 18, Terry was journeying through the Pacific Ocean, bordering Southeast Asia.
Just out of high school, in the heat of World War II, he was drafted into the navy where he
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