The GREC and Gainesville City Commission still have not reached an agreement on the purchase of the biomass plant, and now Commissioner Randy Wells wants reassurance that the plant will not be purchased in the future for less.
Read More »Incumbent Sue Weller Wins Tight High Springs City Commissioner Election
Incumbent Sue Weller re-elected Tuesday night as High Springs City Commissioner for another three year term. Weller won against Bobby Summers, a former High Springs commissioner and Alachua County, by 38 votes to fill city commission seat number three.
Read More »Ocala City Council Votes to Push Ahead With ‘Project Home Run’
On Tuesday afternoon, Ocala City Council members voted to approve the license agreement with FSL Bomber Baseball, LLC. and delay three other agreements in what the city has dubbed “Project Home Run.”
Read More »Gainesville Faith Organizations Pressure for National Immigration Reform
Gainesville’s Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice is advocating the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act and is pressuring U.S. Rep Ted Yoho to do the same.
Read More »Fla. Elected Officials Received Solid 2013 Pay Bump
Sumter County Supervisor of Elections Karen Krauss can't remember the last time she got a raise as high as the $4,389 she received this year.
Read More »Kathy Viehe Named New GRU Interim General Manager
The Gainesville City Commission voted in new interim general manager Kathy Viehe after Hunzinger retired on Nov. 15.
Read More »U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho Stands By His Actions During A Town Hall Meeting
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho listened to community members and defended his decisions during a town hall meeting hosted by the African American Accountability Alliance on Monday night.
Read More »Here Are North Florida’s Early Campaign Finance Leaders In The 2014 Legislature Race
With the 2014 general elections approaching, the public is able to access the leading contributions and expenditures North Florida candidates have amassed so far.
Read More »GRU Manager Bob Hunzinger Announces Resignation
Gainesville Regional Utilities General Manager Bob Hunzinger announced his resignation in a letter signed by him and Mayor Ed Braddy on Wednesday.
Read More »Malever, Musleh Elected to Ocala City Council, Three Amendments Struck Down
Ocala residents voted to elect Brent Malever and incumbent Jay Musleh to District 1 and 3 city council seats respectively during Tuesday’s election. Two of the five proposed amendments to the city charter were approved. The Marion County Supervisor of Elections office hosted a public of live results breakdowns by voting precinct. …
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