Tag Archives: Mark Sexton

Nearing four years after county commissioners gave the go-ahead for the Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative in an expansive effort to improve the impaired lake's water quality, water restoration efforts remain underway.

Amid the chaos of COVID-19, Alachua County is looking for volunteers to help out with jobs ranging from delivering groceries to answering phonelines for people with questions.

Alachua County has once again called on artists to fill the gaping hole a Confederate soldier statue left behind.

The West End Gold Course closed in December and left many in the area wondering what will happen with the land. Or what has happened with the land rather, as some course members didn’t know it was closed until they showed up to golf.

Commissioners passionately expressed their disappointments, concerns, rebuttals and hope for the future before unanimously approving a motion to add a discussion of racial and equity disparities to the agenda of the next joint meeting.

The city's concerns were raised, but not much was decided upon during the meeting.

A proposed Alachua County sports arena has run headlong into the politics of a decades-long effort to inject more economic activity into East Gainesville.

Alachua County commissioners approved an ordinance that will go into effect Oct. 22 in response to community concern.

Monday's 11 a.m. report highlighted that there is a near-zero chance for hurricane-force winds in Alachua County.