Tag Archives: Marion County Sheriff

In the News: Motel surgeon, Gator player arrested, School district complaint, Northeast travel canceled, Suspicious package

By Billy Kennedy on February 8th, 2013 | Last updated: February 12, 2013 at 2:08 pm

‘Motel surgeon’ arrested again for silicone injections, deputies say – Deputies say Calvin Edward Butler, 44, a Pahokee man known as “Tamieka,” injected at least three people with silicone, aiming to increase the size of their buttocks, and then sealed the [...]

In the News | Tagged Ben Tobias, Gainesville police, GPD, Marion County school district, Marion County Sheriff, Motel surgeon, northeast, Pahokee, snowstorm, Tamieka | Leave a comment

Marion County GOP selects new sheriff nominee

By Kelsey Meany on October 11th, 2012 | Last updated: October 25, 2012 at 4:26 pm

The Republican Party has selected Chris Blair as a the nominee for Marion County sheriff. Blair will replace Dan Kuhn on the ballot in this November’s election.

Local, Politics | Tagged Bernie Decastro, Chris Blair, Dan Kuhn, Dee Brown, election 2012, Marion County, Marion County election, Marion County Sheriff | Leave a comment

Marion County searches for a replacement Republican sheriff nominee

By Sami Main on October 9th, 2012 | Last updated: October 25, 2012 at 11:13 am

Marion County Republican Executive Committee will name a replacement nominee Wednesday night for former sheriff candidate Dan Kuhn.

Florida, Politics | Tagged 2012 election, Dan Kuhn, election 2012, Lewis Dinkins, Marion County Sheriff, Marion County Sheriff's Office, November election, Roy Abshier | Leave a comment

Undersheriff taking leave of absence, state investigating extramarital affair

By Hannah Schrader on October 2nd, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm

Marion County Undersheriff Dan Kuhn is taking an unpaid leave of absence while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates whether or not Kuhn’s extramarital affair violated the law.

Florida, Local, Politics | Tagged Bernie Decastro, Dan Kuhn, election 2012, florida department of law enforcement, Judson Spence, Kuhn, Kuhn affair, Marion County, Marion County Sheriff, marital affair | Leave a comment

Election wrap up

By WUFT News on August 15th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:53 pm

One race from the Tuesday ballot may take a few days to resolve. Longtime Congressman Cliff Stearns is going to have to depend on provisional and overseas ballots if he wants to continue his career in congress. Running in the [...]

Politics | Tagged Alachua County Commission, Andrew Morey, Barbara Sharpe, Bernie Decastro, Bill Nelson, Carol Ely, Chris Blair, Cliff Stearns, Clovis Watson, Connie Mack IV, Dan Kuhn, David Moore, Diana Greene, Earl Arnett, Ed Dean, election 2012, George Tomyn, GOP, House District 21, House of Representatives, Jackie Porter, Jean Calderwood, Jessica Hadley, John Martin, Keith Perry, Leanetta McNealy, Marion County Sheriff, Mike Amsden, Mike Byerly, Nancy Stacy, Robert Hutchinson, School Board District 4, Stan McClain, tax, Ted Yoho, U.S. Senate race, voter turnout | Leave a comment

Marion County inmates learn special agricultural skills at UF’s Plant Science Center

By Front Page Edition on May 16th, 2012 | Last updated: October 12, 2012 at 1:24 pm

By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM On Tuesday hundreds gathered for a dedication ceremony for the University of Florida’s Frank Stronach Plant Science Center near Citra. The facility is home to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Science’s research operations for [...]