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Hutchinson will have to face write-in candidate Sarah Payne Bliss on the November ballot, but he is not worried.
Read More »Robert Hutchinson Earns More Than 60 Percent of Vote In County Commission’s Democratic Primary
Old Joe Will Stand Alone
The Confederate soldier statue continues to inspire questions as to where and how it may or may not be relocated. The Matheson History Museum and the Alachua County Board of Commissioners are working on plans.
Read More »Might A Second Civil War Statue Join Old Joe?
The fate of Old Joe remains uncertain. The County Commission and the Matheson History Museum have yet to agree on where the next home of the Confederate soldier statue will be.
Read More »Why the Old Joe Confederate Soldier Statue Hasn’t Yet Been Moved
Old Joe will be moving soon the the Matheson History Museum. However, county commissioner Robert Hutchinson will not spend county money in the efforts to move Old Joe.
Read More »Rallying Against — And For — Confederate Flag Legislation in Tallahassee
The bills are currently in House and Senate committees.
Read More »Gainesville’s Old Joe Statue To Remain Outside County Building
In September, the County Commission voted to move Old Joe, Gainesville’s 111-year-old Civil War Confederate soldier statue, to Matheson Museum. But the museum has refused to home the statue, leaving Old Joe's statue standing where it is.
Read More »Matheson Museum Declines County Commissioners’ Donation
After determining they would need to cover the expenses for moving ‘Old Joe’, the Confederate soldier statue, the Matheson History Museum Board of Directors have declined the donation. The statue currently stands outside the Alachua County Administration Building.
Read More »Confederate Statue To Be Moved To Matheson Museum
After months of debate, 'Old Joe' will be moved from downtown Gainesville after the results of a 3-2 vote by the Alachua County Board of Commissioners. The statue has been in its current place since 1904.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Hear Thoughts On Confederate Statue
A Tuesday Alachua County Commissioners meeting let residents voice their opinions on whether or not to keep the statue of the Confederate solider in downtown Gainesville. Some opponents of keeping the statue said that it was associated with slavery, while others in support of keeping it where it is said it is a symbol of history.
Read More »Protesters Clash Over Confederate Statue
Both sides of the struggle over the downtown statue of the Confederate soldier protested feet away from each other Thursday night. Over 100 people crowded at the foot of the statue with chants, talks and conversation over the statue's symbolism.
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