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He filed paperwork Thursday to challenge state Sen. Keith Perry's District 8 seat in the November election.
Read More »Charles Goston Files To Run For State Senate Seat
Alachua County, Gainesville To Decide on $4.4M Purchase Of 700 Acres
What was once to be a 700-acre planned development on Gainesville’s northern edge will likely soon be a conservation and parks area.
Read More »Gigi Simmons Beats Incumbent Charles Goston in District 1 Runoff
First-time candidate Gigi Simmons beat incumbent Charles Goston by over 400 votes in the May 1 runoff for the District 1 Gainesville City Commission seat.
Read More »Dozens of New Voters Register Ahead Of Gainesville’s District 1 Runoff
Tyra Edwards claimed six percent of the votes in March, forcing a runoff between Goston (45 percent) and Simmons (49 percent).
Read More »Gigi Simmons, Charles Goston Head To Runoff For Gainesville District 1 City Commission Seat
The incumbent made a late run as Tuesday night's election results unfolded.
Read More »Campaign Manager Found Dead At Newnans Lake
The campaign manager for Charles Goston's city commission election has been found dead. Ermon Owens Jr.'s body was discovered by Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies yesterday after the office was notified of an empty boat in Newnans Lake Saturday evening.
Read More »Gainesville Resident’s Idea Brings Local Community Together To Clean Up Sweetwater Branch Creek
In the recent years Sweetwater Branch Creek along University Avenue and 4th Avenue has become a forgotten park and littered waterway. Now volunteers are trying to clean up the creek that flows through the downtown area of Gainesville, located between the Matheson History Museum Complex and the Alachua County Library District Headquarters.
Read More »Gainesville Commission To Examine Part-Time Wage Policy
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously passed a motion Thursday to examine a recent policy change affecting pay for part-time and temporary city workers.
Read More »Here Are The Candidates For 2018 Gainesville City Commission Elections
Five candidates in total are on the ballot. Here’s what you should know about them.
Read More »Gainesville Leaders Holding Off On Removing Corrine Brown’s Name From RTS Facility
A Gainesville city committee will decide how to handle the renaming of the Corrine Brown Transit Facility.
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