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Councilman-elect, Tyrone E. Oliver, 63, acknowledged that he had been charged with drug felonies in 1986 but said the cases had been "handled."
Read More »Ocala Council Election Thrown Into Turmoil Over Winning Candidate’s Felony Arrests
Turnout At Peanut Festival Helps Fund New “Williston Wonderland” Holiday Attraction
The Williston's annual Central Florida Peanut Festival's success inspired the chamber's Christmas events committee chairman, Michael Langston, to do something different from years past.
Read More »With Traditional One In Transition, County Fair With New Name Operates In Gainesville
This was the scene at the inaugural Greater Alachua County Fair, which will remain open on the county fairgrounds area on Northeast 39th Avenue through Saturday.
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 »Fight Toxic Prisons Group Holds Fourth Annual Convergence In Gainesville This Weekend
The fourth annual Fight Toxic Prisons will be in Gainesville from June 14-17. Free workshops and other events will be open to the public.
Read More »Alachua County Will Have Bilingual Ballots And Poll Workers At 2020 Elections
Voting in the 2020 election will be a little easier for Spanish-speaking voters in Alachua County. They will no longer need to use Spanish sample ballots as a reference when voting.
Read More »City of Alachua Elections Results Are In
City of Alachua elections were held Tuesday to decide the Mayoral and City Commissioner seats resulting in a runoff between Pelham and Coerper for mayor, and Wilford with the Commissioner seat 2.
Read More »Mayor Lauren Poe, Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos Celebrate Re-Election
Mayor Lauren Poe and District Four Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos will serve another term after winning re-election Tuesday. They celebrated their victory together with a crowd that included most of their colleagues.
Read More »City Of Gainesville Begins Work To Solve Food Insecurity
People bounced around ideas Tuesday night at the Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch, all intended to solve one of Gainesville’s most pressing problems — its widespread lack of food security.
Read More »Dozens Of Felons Register To Vote In Alachua County
About 50 ex-felons registered to vote in Alachua County on Jan. 8 under Amendment 4.
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