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- Newberry Main Street Festival ...
Downtown Newberry
Thursday, December 3 at 5:00pm - City of Alachua Santa Visit an...
City Hall and Downtown
Friday, December 4 at 6:00pm - Hawthorne Christmas Parade and...
Downtown Hawthorne
Saturday, December 12 at 11:00am - Alachua Christmas Parade
Downtown Alachua
Saturday, December 12 at 12:00pm - High Springs 14th Annual Twili...
Downtown
Saturday, December 12 at 6:00pm - Newberry Annual Christmas Parade
Downtown Newberry
Saturday, December 19 at 5:30pm
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ACT NEWS Hawthorne High School football advances to the Final Four in the FHSAA Class 1B championship. The Hornets beat Jefferson County 38-28 Friday night. The Hornets will now face Warner Christian on December 4th in Hawthorne with a chance at advancing to the championship game.
ACT NEWS Counterfeit Money AlertTo All Business and Citizen’s of Alachua. APD has recently received complaints of the passing of counterfeit money. All of the bills, so far have been $10 and $20 bills. They appear very similar to real bills, but under closer examination can be detected as fraudulent. If you come in contact w...ith any counterfeit bills, please contact the APD at (386) 462-1396.
ACT NEWS The Santa Fe High School football ticket-booth caught on fire around noon today. Fire crews were on the scene and have extinguished the fire. It is believed to be arson by the evidence found at the scene of the fire. Look for updates on facebook or in the next weeks December 3rd edition.
ACT NEWS Alachua County Today print edition is out a day early because of THANKSGIVING: November 26th headlines: FDOT to make changes at deadly Hawthorne intersection, SFHS band wins state title, Adrian Peterson gives a family-size holiday feast, Library makes reading a family affair, and Glanzer, six weeks on the job.
ACT NEWS GAINESVILLE - ESPN's College GameDay show will broadcast from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this coming weekend, the site of the Florida-Florida State game in The Swamp. The top-ranked Gators (11-0) and the Seminoles (6-5) will meet at 3:30 p.m. This will be the eighth time that UF and FSU have been part of the featured mat...chup, most of any that the program has covered.
ACT NEWS Only two Alachua County high school football teams are still alive in the FHSAA playoffs. Hawthorne won Friday night against FAMU High 26-6 and will travel to Jefferson County High school Friday with a chance to advance to the final four. Gainesville High won Friday night 17-0 and will travel to Tarpon Springs High f...or a chance to advance to the elite 8. Both games kick off at at 7:30
ACT NEWS Alachua County Today November 19 print edition headlines: Jury convicts Grapski, Rules laid out for controversial cat sanctuary, Hawthorne city manager approval squeaks through, A long last ride, Commission cuts salary 5 percent
Diana Felver Thanks for this week's front page article of "Alachua goes green." It's so great to see coverage on the positive things in our communities! :>)
ACT NEWS Charles Grapski was convicted on two felony counts of battery of a law enforcement officer. Pick up the Alachua County Today November 19th edition for a full story.
ACT NEWS The Santa Fe Lady Raider Volleyball team fell to Holy Trinity of Melbourne Saturday afternoon in 3 sets. The Raiders advanced to the elite 8 for the second time in four years, and were the only public school still playing in the class 3A FHSAA volleyball championships.
ACT NEWS The last week of regular season high school football: Buchholz at Flagler Palm Coast , Hawthorne at Bell, Munroe Day at Oak Hall, Newberry at Dixie County, Santa Fe at Fort White, St. Francis Catholic at Bronson, Trenton at PK Yonge, Union County at Williston
ACT NEWS Alachua County Today print edition November 12, headlines: Grapski may be convicted today, New commission, new direction, Local school honors verterans, Alachua goes green, Bed tax increase may fund Newberry's $7 million dollar ballpark, City manager still without contract.
ACT NEWS The Santa Fe Lady Raider volleyball team will travel to Melbourne to face Holy Trinity. The game takes place this Saturday at 2pm.
ACT NEWS Santa Fe Lady Raider Volleyball knocks off Ocala Trinity Catholic in five games to earn a berth in the Elite 8. The Raiders will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. with an opportunity to advance to the Final 4. The Raiders' next opponent and site of competition are yet to be determined. Check back at ACTNEWS for further information.
