Charles Chestnut IV

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The Alachua County Commissioners on Tuesday appointed a new member to the charter review commission, replacing a disgruntled one who resigned abruptly last week.

On Tuesday, the board of county commissioners voted to exercise the option to purchase and protect 340 acres of private forests and wetlands.

The commissioners agreed to hold off on deciding until the deadline approaches and they are more informed on what the budget looks like.

It alleges the defendants spent millions of dollars falsely marketing opioids as long-term, safe and non-addictive drugs.

Gainesville Regional Utilities General Manager Ed Bielarski made his case to the Alachua County commission Tuesday night for GRU's $750 million purchase of the biomass plant in the city, saying that the purchase will result in utility-rate reductions of 8 to 10 percent for GRU customers.

Commissioner Charles Chestnut said it is important to have them know that somebody cares about their future.

Charles Chestnut voiced a concern about who law enforcement tends to target for arrests — and on what side of town.

Following nearly an hour of discussion, a 4-to-1 vote determined that Alachua County would not adopt a moratorium regarding medical marijuana…

Family, friends and teammates came together yesterday to remember Robert Dentmond, the troubled teenager who was shot and killed by local law enforcement while threatening suicide and holding a replica assault rifle.