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C.J. Gish is the senior editor for Mainstreet Daily News. He is a Pacific Northwest transplant who grew up in Oregon and moved to Florida in 2018. C.J. has spent more than 30 years in media, public relations and marketing, including stints as a newspaper reporter, working at two TV stations (FOX and ABC) in Boise, and as a media specialist for Eastern Oregon University. C.J. enjoys sports, especially the NFL and NBA, and is the father to three amazing adult children.
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Gas prices drop as summer driving season ends
Sep 13, 2022
Average cost per gallon is now at lowest point since March.
Animal shelter to host National Adoption Weekend
Sep 13, 2022
Adoption fees will be waived at event this Friday and Saturday.
Grants available for roof, home repairs
Sep 12, 2022
Alachua County residents are eligible for grants to help with home repairs.
UF repeats No. 5 ranking
Sep 12, 2022
U.S. News & World Report selects public university among nation’s best.
Matheson exhibit focuses on Great Southern
Sep 12, 2022
Music Hall served as Gainesville’s top venue in 70s.
Buchholz, Oak Hall lead pack at Bobcat Classic
Sep 10, 2022
Bobcat boys, Eagle girls take top team spots at annual cross country meet.
Sept. 11 memorial stair climb slated for Sunday
Sep 9, 2022
Annual event will be at UF’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Van hits, kills pedestrian in Columbia County
Sep 9, 2022
Collision occurs Friday morning along US Highway 41.
Hipp Unplugged staged reading returns
Sep 9, 2022
Robert O’Hara’s “Bootycandy” takes place on Sept.12 at the Hippodrome Theatre.
Parents arrested in toddler gunshot death
Sep 8, 2022
Police say 2 firearms left unsecured in residence.
Writers Alliance to hold free lecture for writers
Sep 7, 2022
Award-winning author Richard Gartee to be at Milhopper Branch Library on Sunday.
Chief Theatre to solve Agatha Christie murder
Sep 7, 2022
“Murder on the Orient Express” to kick off theatrical season.
Quiet hurricane season pushes gas prices lower
Sep 6, 2022
AAA reports national, statewide averages slip following last week’s increase.
Bronson man dies in Chiefland collision
Sep 6, 2022
Truck pulls out in front of SUV on US 27 on Tuesday morning.
Lake City man dies in motorcycle vs. pickup crash
Sep 6, 2022
Pickup turns in front of biker in Monday afternoon collision.
Latino Film Festival returns to in-person showings
Sep 6, 2022
18th Gainesville Latino Film Festival will feature films, music and dance performances.
Soprano to perform at Santa Fe in September
Sep 5, 2022
Concert will raise funds for cancer foundation.
Pickup collides with CCSO patrol vehicle
Sep 5, 2022
Driver fails to yield at US Highway 90 intersection on Saturday evening.
SUV strikes, kills pedestrian in Suwannee County
Sep 4, 2022
Old Town man dies while walking bicycle along US 27.
Car hits, kills cyclist in Otter Creek
Sep 4, 2022
Gainesville woman dies in Saturday morning collision.
Head start center opens in Newberry
Sep 2, 2022
I Rise Performing Kids Academy actively enrolling for new center.
LCPD announces DUI checkpoint for Saturday
Sep 1, 2022
Police select six potential locations throughout Lake City.