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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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Holloway breaks own indoor hurdles world record
Feb 19, 2024
Former UF athlete tops 60-meter record at USATF Indoor Championships.
HCA Florida Healthcare opens freestanding ER
Feb 16, 2024
Facility features 11 treatment rooms off I-75 Archer Road exit.
Talk show host, former Santa Fe College professor Ward Scott dies
Feb 15, 2024
Host of Ward Scott Files podcast died last night.
Gas prices surge nationwide
Feb 15, 2024
Gainesville area sees 21 cent increase to $3.36 per gallon since last week.
Gas prices drop slightly with increase projected by Valentine’s Day
Feb 8, 2024
Seasonal demands, higher oil costs and refinery maintenance to push pump prices up.
P.K. Yonge blanks Keystone Heights in playoff opener
Feb 7, 2024
Lady Blue Wave post third shutout of season against Indians.
Florida jumps into top 10 for most expensive gas nationwide
Feb 1, 2024
Sunshine state ranks ninth with $3.26 price per average gallon of gas.
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital resumes surgeries
Jan 30, 2024
Equipment issues led to postponed procedures.
Gainesville area gas prices shoot up 10 cents per gallon
Jan 25, 2024
Average statewide price per gallon increases 14 cents.
HCA North Florida Hospital reschedules surgeries over equipment issues
Jan 19, 2024
Hospital states it is using caution.
Gas prices drop 17 cents in Gainesville area
Jan 18, 2024
Average price per gallon dips by nine cents statewide and two cents nationwide.
Grand jury indicts two on murder charges
Jan 18, 2024
Jury also finds no true bill in Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy-involved shooting.
Gas prices jump 9 cents per gallon in Gainesville area
Jan 11, 2024
Florida sees 10 cent statewide increase while nationwide prices slip two cents since last week.
Mainstreet’s most-viewed stories of 2023
Dec 29, 2023
Top stories include Publix coming to Newberry, Florida’s gas prices and Rex and Brody Act signed into law.
Florida goes from biggest decrease to largest increase at gas pump
Dec 21, 2023
Average statewide price per gallon goes up 16 cents.
Gas prices fall to under $3 in Florida, Gainesville area
Dec 14, 2023
National average price per gallon within one cent of 2022 low.
Gas prices take holiday plunge
Dec 7, 2023
Average price per gallon drops 10 cents in Florida and seven cents in Gainesville since last week.
Raiders’ Dylan Lovelace signs to play baseball at Santa Fe College
Dec 5, 2023
Santa Fe High School senior picked up six wins on mound last season.
GPD arrests suspect who vandalized Chabad Jewish Student Center
Dec 1, 2023
Law enforcement locates suspect who wrote hate messages on center.
Gas prices jump 13 cents per gallon in Gainesville area
Nov 30, 2023
Statewide average increased 14 cents since last week as oil prices climb.
One dead, six injured in multiple Gainesville shootings over weekend
Nov 27, 2023
Murder suspect turns self in while police search for other shooters.
Gas prices drop again prior to Thanksgiving travel
Nov 16, 2023
National average per gallon falls or remains stable for 60 straight days.