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Desmon Duncan-Walker will represent District 1 beginning later this spring.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Election Results: Incumbent Gail Johnson Reelected, Gigi Simmons Defeated
Community College Enrollment Plummeting, Impacting Gainesville Residents
Amid the pandemic, Santa Fe College has seen a decrease in enrollment of student in the fall and springs semesters.
Read More »Gainesville Resident Melia Speed Spotlights Local Black Leaders
Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »Homeless People Raise Concerns About City Of Gainesville’s Assistance Efforts
Key distribution for new lockers for the downtown Gainesville homeless community begins this week.
Read More »Florida Lawmakers Propose Body Camera Pilot Program For Lowell Correctional Officers
Yvonne Hinson recently proposed a state house bill to push for use of body cameras at Lowell Correctional Institution.
Read More »Two Candidates Qualify In Each Of Gainesville’s Two 2021 City Commission Races
Friday marked the end of the qualifying period for Gainesville's two opening city commission seats.
Read More »Congress’ Electoral College Tally Promises More Acrimony Than Ceremony
Under the Constitution, the final step in the 2020 presidential election is for a joint session of Congress to meet on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes and officially declare a winner. Governors certified and sealed their states’ results after their electors signed off on them on Dec. …
Read More »Texan With Lots of Small City Government Experience Is High Springs’ New City Manager
The High Springs City Commission recently hired Ashley Stathatos to replace Joel DeCoursey Jr. as city manager.
Read More »Behind The Screen: Ken Eats Gainesville On Life Before, After Pub Sub Controversy
Ken Peng, of food blog "Ken Eats Gainesville," discusses the controversy surrounding an online Publix deli order and his hiatus from food blogging.
Read More »Controversial $30M Hyatt Development In Downtown Gainesville Moves Forward
If development agreements are approved, construction is anticipated to break ground in January, with a proposed opening in July 2022.
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