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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. Send story ideas to editor@mainstreetdailynews.com
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Buchholz, Gainesville to clash in city showdown
Oct 7, 2021
It’s game time again! Tonight marks the start of Week 7 of the 2021 high school football season. As we announced previously, this year we are […]
ACSO arrests Eastside bomb threat suspects
Oct 6, 2021
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) arrested an Eastside High School student Wednesday morning in connection with two of the three recent false bomb threats at […]
Update: Suspect shot by police in jail
Oct 5, 2021
D’armani Ward, 20, who opened fire on Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers Tuesday afternoon was booked into the Alachua County Jail on multiple charges. Gainesville Police […]
GPD arrests second GHS bomb threat suspect
Oct 5, 2021
Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives arrested a second Gainesville High School student Tuesday in connection with the GHS bomb threats received Monday and last Friday. GPD […]
Eastside HS receives third bomb hoax
Oct 5, 2021
Eastside High School received its third bomb threat in a week Tuesday morning. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) reported the threat came in around 8:50 […]
Keystone Heights rallies past Fort White
Oct 1, 2021
In a battle of two Indians teams, it took nearly the entire first half before the hosting and undefeated Keystone Heights team took control and never […]
It’s game time again – Week 6
Oct 1, 2021
As we announced previously, this year we are bringing you two games live each week—one at 106.9 I Am Country and one here at mainstreetdailynews.com. Click […]
ACPS dismisses effort to stop mask enforcement
Sep 29, 2021
Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) received a letter Wednesday demanding that the district immediately abandon its mask mandate policy within 24 hours or be faced with […]
Libraries increasing evening hours
Sep 28, 2021
The Alachua County Library District (ACLD) will increase evening hours at eight locations starting Monday, Oct. 4. The update will add hours at Archer, Cone Park, […]
Update: Newberry HS receives all clear from threat
Sep 27, 2021
Update: Alachua County Public Schools announced at 11:37 a.m. that law enforcement had given the all clear and nothing suspicious was found. Our original story: Newberry […]
TailGators of the Week 3
Sep 25, 2021
A week after losing a 31-29 nail biter to top-ranked Alabama, No. 11 UF hosted Tennessee Saturday and the Willis family was there to cheer the […]
Game time: Listen to West Port vs. Hawthorne
Sep 24, 2021
It’s game time again! Tonight marks Week 5 of the 2021 high school football season. As we announced previously, this year we are bringing you two […]
UF Shands lists 24 in COVID ICU
Sep 20, 2021
The steady decline of COVID-positive patients at UF Shands Hospital continued for the third straight week, hospital officials reported Monday. Shands reported 91 COVID-positive hospitalizations, which […]
TailGators of the Week 2
Sep 18, 2021
This fall Mainstreet Daily News will profile a group of Gator fans tailgating for each UF home game. These fans will claim the honor of Mainstreet’s […]
Chiefland edges Dixie County to remain unbeaten
Sep 17, 2021
Two long touchdowns in the second quarter and a stout defense that produced five takeaways were what the Chiefland Indians needed to start their season 4-0 […]
Federal judge upholds DeSantis mask order
Sep 17, 2021
A federal judge this week upheld Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order aimed at preventing school districts from implementing mask mandates. Judge K. Michael Moore denied […]
City Clerk reconsiders resignation
Sep 16, 2021
One week after announcing her resignation, Gainesville City Clerk Omichele Gainey changed her mind and sent a letter of reconsideration Wednesday. Gainey, who along with City […]
Gainesville city manager resigns amid big shakeup
Sep 13, 2021
City Manager Lee Feldman submitted his letter of resignation Monday following a tumultuous week at Gainesville City Hall. Feldman became the third of six charter officers […]
Gainesville hospitals see COVID numbers stabilizing
Sep 13, 2021
The potential Labor Day weekend spike failed to emerge and Gainesville hospitals are starting to see slowly decreasing and stabilizing COVID-positive patient numbers. On Monday, UF […]
DeSantis visits UF to tout top 5 ranking
Sep 13, 2021
For the first time in UF’s history, the school broke into an elite category—one of the nation’s top five public universities. At a Monday morning event […]
FBI assisting Buchholz bomb threats investigation
Sep 8, 2021
The FBI is investigating the recent wave of Buchholz High School bomb threats, which included a fourth incident Tuesday. The recent hoaxes started on Aug. 19, but this […]
Tropical Storm Mindy hits Panhandle
Sep 8, 2021
Updated (7:45 a.m. Sept. 9): The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded and named a Gulf storm late Wednesday and began advisories for Tropical Storm Mindy as […]
TailGators of the Week 1
Sep 4, 2021
This fall Mainstreet Daily News will profile a group of Gator fans tailgating for each UF home game, starting this weekend’s season-opener against Florida Atlantic University. […]
COVID hospitalizations declining in Gainesville
Sep 2, 2021
A dip that first started last week has turned into steady downhill momentum. Local hospitals report growing optimism that the worst of the COVID-19 delta variant […]