The Confederate soldier statue that once stood outside the Alachua County Administration building will be replaced with a historical marker at the end of May.
Read More »With One School Name Change Down, Gainesville Activists Push To Topple Other Confederate Reminders
After successfully advocating for the relocation of a Confederate statue and changing the name of a local school, Gainesville activists are now eyeing further changes.
Read More »County Ups The Ante In Search For Art To Replace Controversial Confederate Statue
Alachua County has once again called on artists to fill the gaping hole a Confederate soldier statue left behind.
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Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »Anti-Confederate Protesters Disrupt Independence Day Celebration In St. Augustine
A group of protesters in St. Augustine marched for the removal of an obelisk honoring the Confederate cause.
Read More »GPD Investigating Robbery of 24 Firearms From Creekwood Apartments
The men, police say, had already made off with a safe containing 24 of 63-year-old Joe Caruso's guns.
Read More »An Old Joe Replacement? Commissioner Wants ‘Something Everyone Can Feel Good About’
No concrete plans emerged.
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Read More »County Commission Votes To Move Confederate Statue “Old Joe”
The Alachua County Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to donate the controversial Confederate statue in downtown Gainesville to the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Read More »Matheson No Longer An Option For “Old Joe”
"Old Joe" is staying put, for now. After months and months of negotiations, Alachua County is no longer considering moving the confederate statue to the Matheson History Museum.
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