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H.S. Baseball/Softball: District Championship Games
3A District 4- Trinity Catholic def. Keystone Heights, 5-3 4A District 5- North Marion def. The Villages Charter, 13-3 3A District 3- Palatka def. Keystone Heights, 12-7 3A District 5- Santa Fe def. Trinity Catholic, 5-0 4A District 7- Eustis def. Vanguard, 16-6 5A District 2- Gainesville def. Middleburg, 4-0.
Micanopy man sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years of probation for hitting pedestrians while driving under the influence of alcohol
Steven Arthur Collins, 72, has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, followed by five years of probation, after pleading nolo contendere to driving under the influence with serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury. The post Micanopy man sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years of probation for hitting pedestrians while driving under the influence of alcohol appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Archer citizen angst grows over concrete batch plant
Opposition is growing in Archer as citizens wait for a conditional use permit (CUP) for a concrete batch plant to come back before the Planning and Zoning Board. The application was brought before the board at a March 7 meeting, but after more than an hour of presentation, public comment and board discussion, the city attorney received word that property owners adjacent to the plot had not been notified.
Man shoots into home in Bronson, bullets land feet from child’s bedroom
BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Authorities arrested a man after they say he fired into a home just feet from a child’s bedroom in Levy County. Sheriff’s deputies say Francisco Calvillo, 29, shot through the windows at a home on Northeast 110th Street in Bronson just after 1 a.m. The family woke up to find shattered glass and bullet holes in their home. Deputies say children were in the home at the time of the shooting.
City of Williston celebrates Williston High’s boys basketball team
WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) -The Williston High Boys Basketball team won their second consecutive state title this year and the community hosted a celebration at Heritage Park to congratulate the team and their coaches on the big win. “The reason I came over here was because they have really good training...
Walmart employee charged with stealing at least $11k from self-checkout deposits
Kimberly Jean Horton, 55, of Morriston, was arrested on Friday and charged with grand theft over $10,000 and engaging in a scheme to defraud after allegedly taking cash from the self-checkout deposit at Walmart approximately 42 times. The post Walmart employee charged with stealing at least $11k from self-checkout deposits appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Baseball Recap: Chiefland comes up short despite Colton Brown's strong performance
After a string of four wins, Chiefland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Newberry Panthers by a score of 7-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Chiefland of the 12-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Reddick is hoping for some good luck: Who wants to serve on town council?
Last month, it was the Town of McIntosh's turn to get some good news. This month, the Town of Reddick is keeping its fingers crossed for some good news of its own. Town officials hope an open meeting, scheduled for May 9 at 7 p.m., will bring out potential candidates for the vacant town council positions.
Hispanics at heart of population growth in Williston
WILLISTON, Fla. — Going down Main Street in Williston, Florida, visitors would immediately notice the rundown infrastructure and building conditions. A quaint water tower, a singular building that hosts both the Williston Police Department and the Williston Fire Department, Williston’s City Hall and several older buildings line the city’s Main Street.
UF/IFAS to host inaugural Fang Fest in Williston
On Saturday, the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ (UF/IFAS) Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will host a snake-focused education and awareness event called Fang Fest. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Amber Brooke Farms (3250 NE 140th Ave.) in Williston and...
‘It’s special to me’: Williston show jumper makes Olympic short list for Team USA
WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) - The pressure’s on for a North Central Florida show jumper, as he tries to secure a spot at this year’s Olympic games in Paris. Aaron Vale trains horses on his Willison farm, Thinkslikeahorse. The equestrian says he grew up around horses on his parents’ training stable in Texas, before moving to Marion County 16 years ago.
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