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View all postsC.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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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 […]
VA job fair offers nurses $10K signing bonus
Sep 1, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) will hold a two-day virtual nursing hiring event Sept. 9-10. The VA is hiring registered nurses (RNs) and […]
Final U.S. troops leave Kabul, ending 20-year war
Aug 30, 2021
The final U.S. troops lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, late Monday, signifying the end of a two-decade conflict than began shortly […]
Newberry picks up road win over rival Santa Fe
Aug 28, 2021
A late fourth-down stop by Newberry’s defense and a tiptoe touchdown catch along the right sideline were what the Panthers needed to knock off the hosting […]
Judge blocks DeSantis ban on mask mandates
Aug 27, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority when he sought to block school districts from implementing student mask mandates, according to a Friday court ruling. Judge […]
Judge poised to issue ruling in school mask case
Aug 26, 2021
Lawyers challenging and defending Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates rested their cases on Thursday, ahead of an expected ruling Friday morning. Judge […]
COVID patient numbers dip at area hospitals
Aug 26, 2021
After a month of steady increases in COVID-positive patients flooding Gainesville hospitals, numbers released Thursday show a gradual decline appears to be underway. North Florida Regional […]
Cedar Key Police investigating fake $20s
Aug 26, 2021
Separate fake $20 bills turned up at a Cedar Key Marathon Gas food store Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday morning the Cedar Key Police Department posted […]
FDA’s Pfizer approval kindles local optimism
Aug 23, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, boosting local hospital officials’ hopes for an uptick in vaccination rates. […]
ACSO defends handling of jail birth
Aug 20, 2021
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) held a press conference Friday afternoon to address an Alachua County Jail inmate’s claims of neglect and that she had […]
DeSantis announces third monoclonal treatment site
Aug 17, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a third monoclonal antibody treatment site on Tuesday, the second such announcement in as many days. “Since we began expanding access […]
Lake City hospital maxes out oxygen supply
Aug 16, 2021
Lake City Medical Center went critical on Saturday when 911 advised patients needing oxygen to go elsewhere, UF Health Shands CEO Ed Jimenez reported Monday. Friday’s […]
Meteorologists tracking Fred, Grace, storm 8
Aug 16, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred may be heading toward the Florida Panhandle Monday evening, but its outer rain bands could still pose possible rain in the north central […]
Shands CEO: Record COVID hospitalizations continue
Aug 12, 2021
Gainesville’s hospitals are seeing record numbers of COVID-positive cases that may not peak until the end of August, local officials reported Thursday. North Florida Regional Medical […]
LCSO arrests Williston shooting suspect
Aug 12, 2021
One person of interest remains at large while a second is in custody following a Tuesday night shooting in Williston’s Lincoln Heights. The Levy County Sheriff’s […]
Inmate claims ASO negligent in baby’s death
Aug 12, 2021
An Alachua County Jail inmate claims staff ignored her pleas for help as she gave birth and their negligence led to her newborn’s death. Alachua County […]
Fred eyes Florida as tropical depression
Aug 11, 2021
Update (7:45 a.m. Aug. 12): The National Hurricane Center downgraded Fred to a tropical depression Wednesday evening. Forecasters expect it to strengthen again and make landfall […]