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After originally pursuing a trial by jury, the defendant has pleaded guilty to second-degree grand theft.
Read More »Former Gainesville Regional Airport Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Nearly $50,000 From Parking Lot
Marion County School Board Looks To Hire New Superintendent, As Tensions Flare With Maier
Marion County Schools Superintendent Heidi Maier hired an attorney to communicate with the school board and handle requests to district staff.
Read More »Despite Increase In Online Job Search Platforms, Organizers Say Job Fairs Still Prove Value in North Central Florida
Optimistic attitudes filled up a tiny space from both job recruiters and job seekers. Some dressed in business casual others in more casual clothing waiting to be called in into the event.
Read More »City Launches App Update That Is Gainesville’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ For Services
myGNV, formerly known as 311GNV, launched in 2015 and functioned as a resource in which users could input their concerns regarding the city, and the information would be forwarded to the appropriate city department.
Read More »Hawthorne Climbs Back With $27 Million Makeover
The state invested about $27 million into sprucing up Hawthorne, including an updated water system, a new fire station, dramatically improved park facilities, a new downtown road and a popular wellness center.
Read More »Attendance Triples At Alachua County Schools’ Paraprofessional Job Fair
More than 65 people attended the Alachua County School District paraprofessional job fair on Wednesday.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Hear Proposal For Celebration Pointe Sports Center
After a presentation Tuesday, the Alachua County Board of Commissioners are moving ahead with a project to build a sports center at Celebration Pointe but not without concerns.
Read More »‘Grain by Grain’: Bob Quinn Visits Gainesville to Share the Power of Organic Farming
Bob Quinn so believes in the power of organic farming that he once sent some of his farm’s own wheat to an ailing woman who he believed needed only toxin-free food. Quinn, an organic farmer from Montana, spoke of that and other farming experiences as part of his book tour …
Read More »Florida Law Requires The Removal Of A Struggling School’s Principal. That’s What Happened At This Gainesville School
Both students and teachers are affected by the absence of their former principal, Karla Hutchinson, after she was removed from the position because of the schools consistently low grade.
Read More »Advocacy Groups Sue City Of Ocala Over Homeless Arrests
The lawsuit argues that arresting people who identify themselves as homeless if they are sleeping or resting while awake in outdoor areas is cruel and unusual punishment and violates their humans rights to due process under the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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