Student voter turnout low in city runoff
Voter turnout in the city runoff election Tuesday was at a typical low, attracting about 14 percent of the 72,176 registered voters.
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Voter turnout in the city runoff election Tuesday was at a typical low, attracting about 14 percent of the 72,176 registered voters.
Lauren Poe stood 5 feet in front of a projection screen. He had one arm around his wife and wore a blank expression as they waited for the screen to show the last of the election results.
Residents can have a say about who governs their city by casting ballots in today’s city runoff elections.
U.S. Marshals arrested a violent fugitive Monday in Gainesville after tracking him for six days.
As election day descends upon the city, thoughts of last year’s runoff loom over the candidates.
The walls of Weaver Hall are bare before the students move in. Cold and white concrete canvases. It’s up to them to make those lifeless spaces sing; some, like international exchange student Aidan Knowles, can transform a sullen spot into a life-sized scrapbook.
After about three months of searching for a replacement for former Commissioner Rodney Long, who resigned in December, the Alachua County Commission no longer has an empty seat.
Two homeless people found a human skeleton in the woods Tuesday night.
The Alachua County Commission wants Ginnie Springs and other county springs to keep strongly flowing.
Beverly Bruce was watching "The Voice" Monday night when her grandson came home and lit her closet on fire.
Jason Howey flipped grilled cheeses in his trailer with the flick of his wrist. When he's at the grill, the career grilled cheese-maker gets into a gooey groove.
A curvy road is causing cars to beat up on a Gainesville beanbag business.
A park in Gainesville now has a running track that is comparable to UF's track and field facilities.
A leading council on environmental design recognized the first green county fire rescue station in Florida.
Residents will no longer need to travel far to grab a mimosa after church on Sundays.
A grassroots organization will finally see the fruits of its labor in the form of a renovated community center.
Ed Bailey's gold-plated Alachua County Fire Rescue badge sat over his heart and gleamed under the lights of the meeting room at the Alachua County Administration building downtown.
The Alachua County Commission decided Tuesday to consider the costs of using other energy providers after learning that Gainesville Regional Utility's biomass contract will increase the county's utility bill.
Due to redistricting in Florida, a U.S. representative and a state senator will likely go head-to-head for the congressional seat of the newly drawn district encompassing UF.
Gainesville Police officers will head to North Carolina in two weeks to recruit new four-legged deputies.