Lowe campaign raised $7k
Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe’s re-election campaign raised more than $7,000 during the latest reporting period. That marked the most robust fundraising period to date in the early stages of what is now...
View ArticlePublic comment dispute
Like several past meetings, Thursday’s Gainesville City Commission session had a dispute over public comment. This time it came when frequent speaker and biomass opponent Jo Beaty arrived and stepped...
View ArticleCandidates start to qualify
The qualifying period for Gainesville city candidates began at noon and the action started early. By 12:40 p.m., former City Commissioner Ed Braddy had qualified in the Mayor’s race and University of...
View ArticleHenry joins DEC
In the midst of a campaign for Mayor, former City Commissioner Scherwin Henry joined the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee last week. New DEC chair Robert Prather had previously met with...
View ArticleSister City drama
The ceremonial event of entertaining a contingent of officials from Rzeszow, Poland and entering a sister city agreement with them took an unusual turn at Thursday’s City Commission meeting. During...
View ArticleCounty GOP involved in Gainesville race
With early voting starting March 11 and election day looming March 19, the Alachua County Republican Party is making some noise in the city of Gainesville races. The Alachua County Republican...
View ArticleLowe, mayors push for gun restrictions
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a nationwide wide group that includes Gainesville’s Craig Lowe, released a public service announcement Thursday pushing for stronger federal gun regulations. Lowe is one of...
View ArticleIncumbents backing Lowe
With two Democrats who have held local office, incumbent Craig Lowe and former City Commissioner Scherwin Henry, in the six candidate field for Gainesville mayor, the county’s Democratic Executive...
View ArticleAlachua County Commission debates delaying wage theft discussion
The Alachua County Commission will discuss enacting a possible wage theft ordinance at its evening public hearing today despite Commissioner Lee Pinkoson’s request to delay that conversation. The wage...
View ArticleElection Day updates: ‘It’s been slow so far’
Check back for updates on Election Day. Visit the Elections Blog. 11:01 a.m. By 9:45 a.m., about 55 people had voted at Precinct 38, the Senior Recreation Center at 5701 NW 34th St. One voter returned...
View ArticlePoll shows Braddy leading
Challenger Ed Braddy is leading incumbent Craig Lowe in the Gainesville Mayor’s race, according to a poll released Friday. Of the 667 voters polled, 40 percent said they would vote for Braddy; 36...
View ArticleAnswer to reader question on Alachua County Comm. voting conflict
A reader recently e-mailed the Sun with a question about a possible conflict of interest involving County Commissioner Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson. The issue was addressed during the commission’s April 9...
View ArticleDEC (briefly) discusses Black Caucus
The fallout from the Gainesville Mayor’s race continues to cause division in the local Democratic ranks. Wednesday night marked the first Democratic Executive Committee meeting since the county...
View ArticleAlachua County Commission approves QTI request by BioMonde
BioMonde, a U.K.-based wound-care company that specializes in larval therapy, wants to expand its operation into Gainesville by participating in the Qualified Target Industry (QTI) Program. At its...
View ArticleBottcher’s comment draws comments
The Sun article about the new owners of radio station 99.5 FM cancellation of conservative talk radio program Talk of the Town drew a bountiful amount of Facebook comments from the show’s supporters...
View ArticleBlackburn elected president
Gainesville City Manager Russ Blackburn was elected president of the Florida City and County Management Association in late May. He will serve a one year term as the head of the board of directors for...
View ArticleSome Braddy supporters frustrated
Thursday’s lengthy session marked Ed Braddy’s first regular City Commission meeting as Gainesville mayor. At it, some of his political supporters expressed frustration and disappointment that he was...
View ArticleLeaky solar-paneled roof repaired at county hazardous waste center
A citizen who cited concerns about roof leaks related to a solar panel installation on the metal roof of the Alachua County Hazardous Waste Collection Center prompted the county to make repairs. A man...
View ArticleByerly, Hutchinson don’t have voting conflict on solar array request
On Tuesday evening, the Alachua County Commission will consider a request for a solar array planned for a neighborhood near Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. The solar park would be part of...
View ArticleChamber irks Hutchinson
Last week, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce invited local elected officials to attend a July forum called “Growing Your Small Business: An Energy Conversation with Leaders.” The event would,...
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