Standing like a soldier reporting for duty, Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell waited as the County Commission decided her office would keep control of the county jail.
Gainesville-area residents can learn more about the plight of farmworkers at events put on as part of National Farmworkers Awareness Week.
The city has halted its decision to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in a downtown parking lot.
A former hotel, once a sanctuary for travelers, may soon be a safe haven for people seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.
The Alachua County Commission’s hopes to switch from Gainesville Regional Utilities to another utility provider got a reality check from County Attorney David Wagner.
Yvonne Hinson-Rawls resigned from her position on the Gainesville Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in order to focus on city business.
After seeing a PowerPoint presented by those affected by the toxins released from the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site, the Gainesville City Commission took action Thursday night.
After shelling out $179,000, the Alachua County Commission is one step closer to deciding whether to add more staff and services to the county’s jail.
The Gainesville City Commission will discuss Thursday whether to allow alcohol to be sold in an outdoor parking lot downtown.
Susan Fairforest stood in front of the Gainesville City Commission dressed in a floor-length black dress.
Tensions ran high Thursday night as a commissioner questioned a fellow commissioner’s decision to start his own website about the city’s biomass contract.
The Gainesville Public Safety Committee decided Wednesday to ask the City Commission to let downtown food trucks and other vendors stay open until 3 a.m. and to let businesses sell alcohol on a parking lot there.
The Town Crier will be live tweeting the Gainesville City Commission runoff elections tonight. Follow us at @gvilletowncrier for by-the-minute coverage of the election results.
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.
The Alachua County Commission wants Ginnie Springs and other county springs to keep strongly flowing.
Gainesville residents can start casting early ballots today for the Gainesville City Commission at-large 1 runoff election.
A leading council on environmental design recognized the first green county fire rescue station in Florida.
The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to amend an ordinance that forbids places of religious assembly and bars to be within 300 feet of each another.
A grassroots organization will finally see the fruits of its labor in the form of a renovated community center.
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.
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