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Ex-employee busted for using stolen gift cards at J.C. Penney
By Kat Bein | Feb. 24, 2011Jessica Ellison was fired from her job, but she wasn’t done using the company’s money to pay her bills.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD officer Henri Belleville is a local hero
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 24, 2011When Henri Belleville became a University Police officer, he knew he’d be expected to help his fellow fallen officers. But he didn’t expect that would be in a fitness center.
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Thomas Center makes list of top spots to tie the knot
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 23, 2011Lucy Sullivan wanted her daughter to have a perfect wedding. But perfection can be expensive.
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GPD reports 16.3 percent drop in crime in 2010
By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 23, 2011When Chief Tony Jones became head of the Gainesville Police Department in 2009, one of his goals was to decrease crime in the city by 5 percent.
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Non-profit uses mini horses to help heal
By Katy Doran | Feb. 23, 2011What have blue eyes, frequent McDonald’s and are about 20 inches tall?
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POLITICS
Student Government elections draw 5,532 voters on first day
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 22, 2011One day of voting down and one more day of fliers, stickers and the million-dollar question, “Have you voted?”
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Borders closes Gainesville store as company files for bankruptcy
By Kristin Lopopolo | Feb. 22, 2011Borders will close its Gainesville store because the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Wednesday.
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Gainesville resident arrested for sexting, sleeping with 15-year-old
By Kat Bein | Feb. 21, 2011Kyle Weber swore the girl was 17, but when he started sending sexually explicit pictures from his cell phone to a 15-year-old, it was the beginning of series of events that would land him in jail.
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Gainesville looks at possible downtown renovations
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 21, 2011A plan to modernize downtown Gainesville has been mapped out and color-coded.
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Commission approves plan for Koppers cleanup
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 17, 2011Take a 26-year problem that has frustrated city staff and citizens. Add a 703-page solution.What do you get?
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St. Francis House seeks to reword meal limit rule
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 16, 2011A dispute over the amount of meals Gainesville soup kitchens can serve may come to an end — in about four months.
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Commissioners debate project approval rights
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 15, 2011County Commissioners debated Tuesday how to respond to the Gainesville City Commission’s request to approve projects in unincorporated land between Gainesville and Waldo.
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City Commission hopefuls talk to local tea partiers
By C.J. Pruner | Feb. 15, 2011Those who attended Tuesday’s tea party City Commission forum didn’t get Richard Selwach. Instead, they got “Diamond Rick the Pawn Broker.”
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More than 50 local artists express selves at Artisans' Guild Gallery
By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 15, 2011For 40 years, local artists have had a home in Gainesville.
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Deputy gets run over trying to stop thief
By Kat Bein | Feb. 14, 2011The only thing standing between Lounetta Watkins and freedom was Sheriff’s deputy Mike Rodenwoldt, but it didn’t stop her from pushing the pedal to the metal Sunday.
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Volunteers show Valentine’s love to local homeless
By Chris Glidden | Feb. 13, 2011Two days before the year’s biggest celebration of love, one group of individuals decided to show love to the homeless.
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Teams play kickball to win money for charities
By GREG LUCA< | Feb. 13, 2011Imagine recess on steroids.
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Local dentists host event to provide free treatment
By Rachel Stephens | Feb. 13, 2011About 200 people formed a line for free dental services in the Millhopper Family Dentistry parking lot Saturday morning. The dental office collaborated with local endodontists, periodontists and oral surgeons for the event Care to Share, which offered free fillings, extractions and cleanings.
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Commission candidates debate finances at forum
By C.J. Pruner | Feb. 13, 2011With the voter registration deadline for city elections a day away, 11 City Commission candidates from three races converged on the Millhopper Branch Library on Sunday in an effort to shore up votes for their March showdown.
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Memorial honors 10th anniversary of officer’s death
By Sarah Poser | Feb. 13, 2011More than 100 people gathered Saturday night behind Gainesville High School to honor the memory of former Gainesville Police Officer Scott M. Baird.
