According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, heirs’ property is “the leading cause of Black involuntary land loss.” African Americans, who once owned 15 million acres, lost up to 90 % of their land from 1910-2007.
Read More »Gainesville City Employees Granted Temporary Injunction Against Vaccine Mandates
The city’s attorneys have not said if they plan on appealing the court’s ruling.
Read More »Local Firefighters Want Gainesville’s Mayor to Resign
Gainesville Professional Firefighters voted no-confidence in Mayor Lauren Poe during a meeting on September 17. On Monday, Nick Gonzalez, President of the Firefighter Union Local 2157 released a statement requesting Mayor Poe’s resignation. This comes after the City of Gainesville’s new vaccine mandate for all government employees. In an email …
Read More »Alachua County Residents Can Request Legislation Or State Funding At Upcoming Meeting
Rep. Chuck Clemons plans to attend the Alachua County Legislative Delegation Meeting in Gainesville next week, according to a press release from his office. The public hearing offers constituents, local residents and officials an opportunity to request state funding or raise concerns before the legislative session commences on Jan. 11, …
Read More »Reelected: Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn Won Another Term Tuesday Night
Kent Guinn will remain Ocala’s mayor after Tuesday’s election.
Read More »Q&A: Trial Court Administrator Paul Silverman on Guiding the 8th Judicial Circuit Through Pandemic
Almost two million court cases were pending across Florida in June of 2020, a nearly 30% increase from the same time in 2019, according to the Florida State Courts Annual Report. The 8th Judicial Circuit Court, which covers North Central Florida, is projected to work through its backlogs by next …
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Vote To Extend Mask Mandate
Alachua County Commissioners unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend the countywide mask mandate for another week.
Read More »Hundreds Commemorate 9/11 Victims At Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
The 110 flights of stairs represented the number of flights in one of the twin towers.
Read More »Gainesville City Manager Lee Feldman Resigns
Feldman is the latest in a slew of early departures for the City of Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville City Employees File Lawsuit Against Vaccine Mandates
The lawsuit calls for a temporary and permanent injunctive relief of the vaccine mandate challenging its constitutionality.
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