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Seth Johnson is a Mainstreet Daily News reporter based in Gainesville. He earned a degree in journalism and mass communication and served as editor-in-chief of his school newspaper. Seth is a bookworm and chess nerd, but he tempers these activities by playing sports and biking.
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Silver Airways to stop Gainesville to Fort Lauderdale flight
Aug 27, 2024
Route started a year ago and will end in October.
Update: State Park Great Outdoors Initiative meetings postponed
Aug 23, 2024
Proposals range from lodges to golf courses.
Gainesville plan board OKs new hotel with traffic reservations
Aug 23, 2024
Board attempts to bind city with 4-1 vote.
Alachua County to kick off study of U.S. 301 corridor
Aug 21, 2024
Study projected to run for multiple years.
Alford, Arreola, Johnson, Scott among primary winners
Aug 20, 2024
Primaries set up host of contested races in November.
Gainesville CWA unions face decertification, start ‘second step’ to remain
Aug 19, 2024
GRU email caused early alarm.
Polls open final time for primary election on Tuesday
Aug 19, 2024
Party nominees, candidate winners to be decided.
Souls to the Polls readies voters for primary elections
Aug 17, 2024
Candidates show up for stump speeches.
One-off election format? How Alachua County single-member districts work
Aug 16, 2024
Voters in District 1 and 3 to select commissioners from designated areas in November.
Gainesville OKs $3M downtown ambassador program, sale of fire station
Aug 15, 2024
Ambassadors to improve downtown experience.
Pool, pétanque, dog park: residents generate ideas for West End
Aug 14, 2024
Alachua County purchased property in May.
Meet the candidates: Alachua County Commission District 1
Aug 14, 2024
Incumbent Mary Alford faces Liz Doebler, DeJeon Cain.
Alachua County questions code effectiveness as it buys 35-unit inn
Aug 13, 2024
Repairs worth $4 million might add to $2 million purchase price.
Meet the Candidates: Florida House District 22
Aug 12, 2024
Clemons terms out, four candidates step up.
Gainesville places first home on market through land trust program
Aug 9, 2024
Home is first of 10 slated for development.
Gainesville pauses residential garbage fee increase
Aug 8, 2024
Proposed increase, finance options will return at future meeting.
Alachua County seeks better tree protections, no herbicide at West End
Aug 8, 2024
Site being renovated for upcoming World Masters Athletics Championship in March.
GRU Authority confirms CEO contract, consults attorney general on referendum
Aug 7, 2024
Utility saw ‘unheard of’ $79M in principal debt reduction.
Santa Fe River to continue to rise past flood stage near High Springs
Aug 7, 2024
River to crest Thursday into Friday morning.
DeSantis warns that waters will continue to rise in North Florida
Aug 6, 2024
Governor called storm ‘salt in the wounds’ after Idalia.
Newberry Road shuts down after giant sinkhole opens near Gilchrist County
Aug 5, 2024
Heavy rains increase sinkhole chances.