Meet the Candidates 2024: State Senate District 9
Sep 30, 2024 · Dr. Sylvain Doré . Age: 58. Democratic Party . Occupation: Retired Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pharmaceutics, and Neuroscience, Managing a small real estate business. Previous experience in elected office: N/A Public service other than elected office: 07/2017 to 06/2022 Elected Member, Advisory Council of Faculty.
Former Gainesville City Commissioner Charles Goston dies
Nov 20, 2024 · Former District 1 City Commissioner Charles Goston died Tuesday night at the age of 76. Goston, born in the Sugarhill neighborhood in Gainesville, graduated from Lincoln High School where he served as a drum major and was a member of the swim and basketball teams.
Gainesville receives $800K federal transportation grant for …
Nov 21, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city of Gainesville $800,000 in grand funding earlier this month through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program. In a press release sent by the city of Gainesville on Thursday, the funds will be used to assess stretches of roadways within city limits where lighting conditions could contribute to crashes, especially at high-risk locations ...
Newberry approves $2 million backstop for charter conversion
Nov 18, 2024 · The city had already lent $120,000 to the effort to cover legal fees for the application, before the conversion charter had incorporated, which the charter school organization’s chairman said is calculated into Monday’s loan amount.. At the time of the first financial commitment, City Manager Mike New had estimated that the charter conversion initiative would need at least another $100,000 ...
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The Frazer School to expand in new building
Nov 20, 2024 · The Frazer School for competitive academics, which opened in fall 2024 across the street from Westwood Middle School, plans to expand in fall 2025 to the Hudson Building at 4700 NW 89th Blvd. . Will Frazer, the private school’s director and namesake, said owner James Schrader has signed a contract for the new building, which will double the school’s capacity from about 300 students ...
Annual Craft Festival slated for this weekend
Nov 25, 2024 · The UF Stephen O’Connell Center will host its annual Craft Festival on Saturday, Nov. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 1. The weekend event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at 250 Gale Lemerand Dr. in Gainesville. This event will highlight over 200 artisans and crafters and offer a wide selection of ...
No contest: Gainesville, Alachua County easily pass 3 local …
Nov 6, 2024 · Alachua County and Gainesville voters have spoken, but before anything changes, the courts will also need to speak on two referendums concerning Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and the county’s Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) district structure.
Rockwell takes over as chair of School Board of Alachua County
Nov 19, 2024 · The School Board of Alachua County voted unanimously to hand the reigns of board chair to Sarah Rockwell, after swearing in Board Member Thomas Vu for his first term and Board Member Leanetta McNealy for her fourth term.
Bicyclist hit on US 441 in High Springs
Nov 20, 2024 · A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle when he rode into oncoming traffic along US 441 in High Springs on Wednesday morning. According to High Springs spokesperson Kevin Mangan, a vehicle driving southbound on US 441 hit the bicyclist when the rider rode into oncoming traffic.