Chester Shell, who spearheaded a campaign to open a school for black children in Hawthorne. The school for black students opened in 1922 as Hawthorne High School. Schools at that location were known as Hawthorne High School, Shell High School, Shell Middle School, and Shell Elementary School. Media Television stations available over the air in Hawthorne are WUFT PBS, WOGX Fox, WCJB-TV ABC, WGFL CBS, and WYME-CD MeTV. There are 22 AM and FM radio stations within a radius of the city. The Gainesville Sun, The Independent Florida Alligator, and Alachua County Today are local newspapers. Notable people Bo Diddley, musician James B. Edwards, Governor of South Carolina Cornelius Ingram, National Football League player D. R. "Billy" Matthews, Congressman from North Florida (1953–1965) Notes References Sources for zip code 32640 External links Hawthorne Branch Library Former official website Student project from 1997 Cities in Alachua County, Florida Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida Populated places established in 1881 Cities in Florida 1881 establishments in Florida