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Williston pastor supports growing Hispanic community
Omar Rosado is a leader of the Hispanic community in Williston, Florida. The pastor helps people who come to his church by offering social services and helping them follow their faith. Rosado has noticed a growing number of immigrants in the area, including those who are undocumented. “I’m not an...
ASO officially opens their Newberry precinct
NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office officially opened their Newberry precinct. ASO officials say they are looking forward to building a stronger community that benefits all citizens. At this ribbon cutting ceremony, attendees enjoyed a BBQ dinner and door prizes, courtesy of the Gainesville Offshore Fishing...
Newberry: Final community input meeting held for possible conversion to charter schools
A final community input meeting by Education First for Newberry regarding the proposed conversion of Newberry Elementary, Oak View Middle and Newberry High to public charter schools was held Tuesday evening in Newberry soon after a final proposed budget was released. The meeting involved online speakers chosen by Newberry Education First: Shawn Arnold, legal expert with a team that provides legal counsel to multiple charter schools; Ilene Wilkins, CEO of UCP of Central Florida, a system of...
Williston finishes atop final boys basketball regional power poll
As the 2023-24 boys high school basketball season comes to an end, there is one team who set a state title as their goal and rolled through the season to that goal. Williston captured its second straight boys basketball state title with a 61-53 win over Hilliard in the state championship game at RP Funding Center in Lakeland. This was easily their toughest game of the 1A playoffs, as the Red Devils (29-2) won their other three postseason games by an average of 49 points.
Newberry parent files ethics complaint against Alachua County school board member
NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) -Lindsay McKeown, a parent of two Newberry school students filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics against Alachua County school board member Tina Certain. “She thinks of all the students in the district but she’s actively working against a group of parents in Newberry that...
Trenton City Commission hears plans to convert old Gilchrist County jail into museum
TRENTON, Fla. (WCJB) - A Williston man has big plans for the old Gilchrist county jail. Lee Irwin presented his project to the Trento city commission. Irwin purchased the old Gilchrist County jail three years ago. He originally planned to turn the jail into a haunted attraction, but now he’s proposing a historic museum.
Form 6 workshop held to answer questions from current and future elected officials
MICANOPY, Fla. (WCJB) - Anyone thinking about running for local office who was worried about Form 6 had a chance to get their questions answered Wednesday night. When people in small communities first learned they would have to fill out Form 6, we saw a lot of resignations including Yankeetown, Inglis, Cedar Ky and more, so State Representative Yvonne Hayes-Hinson held a workshop to discuss the differences between Form 1 and Form 6.
Ingram, Ervin repeat as state’s best
For the second consecutive year, Hawthorne junior guard C.J. Ingram and Williston boys basketball coach Jim Ervin have been recognized as the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1A Player and Coach of the Year, respectively, following balloting by a statewide panel of high school boys’ basketball coaches and prep media members.
Newberry approves NC Ranch future land use
The Newberry City Commission unanimously approved the second reading of a future land use map amendment and comprehensive plan text amendment for the NC Ranch planned development, at a regular meeting on Monday. The NC Ranch development is set to take up almost 1,300 acres over the next 50 years...
UF Forestry students compete in annual skills contests
It’s been a tradition since 1958. More than a dozen forestry clubs from Southeastern universities compete for bragging rights in forestry industry skills. The 65th annual Southeastern Conclave was held at the Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center in Micanopy on March 15-16. Some of the contests were physical such...
Newberry charter voting hours extended
Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) will begin mailing ballots to parents this week for a vote on whether to convert three Newberry schools into charter schools. After some parents complained that voting during school hours would be difficult to attend, voting hours have been extended for three days during the voting period.
Newberry city staff reviews charter school budget
Newberry city staff presented a review of a proposed budget on Monday from Education First for Newberry for the town’s schools if they convert to charters. The 501(c)(4) organization announced in February its intent to take a vote to convert Newberry High School, Oak View Middle School and Newberry Elementary School into charter schools.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office opens Newberry precinct
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) opened a new precinct Wednesday in Newberry, the third since Sheriff Emery Gainey took office in October. “We’ve always had a very close working relationship with Newberry and the city commissioners and the people out here,” Gainey said in an interview. “We know that that’s just going to continue, but to be closer and more accessible to them… having a physical location has made us more of a part of the community.”
Alachua Hampton Inn employee charged with stealing over $118,000 from employer
Kari Lynn Adams, 51, of Micanopy, was arrested yesterday and charged with grand theft and engaging in a scheme to defraud after allegedly using multiple credit cards issued by her employer to purchase products and services totaling over $118,000 over a 16-month period. The post Alachua Hampton Inn employee charged with stealing over $118,000 from employer appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
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