Government + Politics

Breaking News: Clovis Watson Jr. defeats Sadie Darnell in Alachua County Sheriff’s race

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Unofficial results in the 2020 the Alachua County Primary: Sheriff: Sadie Darnell 15,788 (40.69%) Clovis Watson Jr. 23,017 (59.31%) Property Appraiser: Matthew Geiger 10,100 (27.04%) Susan […]

Government + Politics

Breaking News: Dixie County Election Results

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Unofficial Election Results from August 18th Primary: State Attorney 3rd Judicial: John F. Durrett (Rep) 2,541 71.12% Tina Seifert (Rep) 1,032 28.88% School Board District 1: […]

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Breaking News: Levy County Election Results

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Election Results from August 18th Primary: Tax Collector: Michele Langford (Rep) 5,800 62.73% Sabrina Sheppard (Rep) 3,446 37.27% Superintendent of Schools: Chris Cowart (Rep) 3,931 63% […]

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Breaking News: Gilchrist County Election Results

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Election results from the August 18th Primary: Tax Collector: Michael McElroy (Rep) 2,731 59.01% Terry E. Trail (Rep) 1,897 40.99% Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Ronda Adkins […]

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Breaking News: Suwannee County Election Results

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Election Results from August 18th Primary Property Appraiser: Ricky Gamble (Rep) 4657 46.95% BeBe Roberson (Rep) 2086 21.03% Wade Thomas (Rep) 3177 32.03% County Commission District […]

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Breaking News: Columbia County Election Results

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Election Results from August 18th Primary: Tax Collector: Kyle Keen (Rep) 4892 (59.66%) Marsha Moore (Rep) 1505 (18.35%) Amy Spradley Overstreet (Rep) 1803 (21.99%) County Commission […]

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Breaking News: Bradford County Election Results

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Unofficial Election Results from August 18th Primary: Sheriff: Glen S. Gnann (REP) 2,041 (28.04%) Gordon Smith (REP) 5,239 (71.96%) Supervisor of Elections: Amanda Seyfang (REP) 3,434 […]

Government + Politics

County says CARES Act emergency alerts justified

Suzette Cook

Aug 18, 2020

Alachua County caused quite a stir over the last few days on social media by using the county’s emergency alert system to notify citizens of the more […]

Government + Politics

Gainesville police respond to shots fired; a growing trend in the community

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Officers from the Gainesville Police Department responded once again to reports of shots fired. This continues a growing trend of shootings and shots fired in the […]

Government + Politics

Alachua County Commission conducting two budget meetings this week

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Editor’s Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County. […]

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Renaming committee makes recommendation for JJ Finley Elementary School

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 17, 2020

On June 16th, 2020, the School Board of Alachua County voted to change the name of J.J. Finley Elementary School and adopted a process for selecting […]

Government + Politics

Gainesville Police Department warns of scam calls

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 17, 2020

The Gainesville Police Department has received reports of phone calls from individuals identifying themselves as Gainesville police officers/investigators. These suspects are telling victims they received counterfeit […]

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In case you missed it: COVID, Car Accident, School Board

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 15, 2020

It was a busy news week in our community. Three inmates test positive for COVID-19 in the Levy County Detention Center, the Alachua County School Board […]

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Gilchrist County Fire Rescue responds to near-drowning at Ginnie Springs

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 15, 2020

Units from Gilchrist County Fire Rescue responded to reports of a drowning at Ginnie Springs on Wednesday (Aug. 12th) just after 5pm. During the response, the […]

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Three inmates at Levy County Detention Center test positive for COVID-19

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 14, 2020

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office announced that three inmates at the Levy County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, and that 20 LCSO employees have […]

Government + Politics

Two days left: Early voting for 2020 Primary Election ends tomorrow

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 14, 2020

Early voting for the 2020 Primary Election ends tomorrow, August 15th. Locations are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early voting locations are as […]

Government + Politics

Gilchrist County Fire Rescue receives CPR devices

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 13, 2020

Gilchrist County Fire Rescue received five new Automated CPR Devices with the assistance of a Florida Department of Health matching grant. Each of the Advanced Life […]

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The politics of postage

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 13, 2020

WASHINGTON—Public scrutiny of the U.S. Postal Service is reaching new heights as the agency deals with budget problems, partisan attacks, and questions about its handling of […]

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County Commission cancels interlocal fire rescue agreement with Archer

Suzette Cook

Aug 12, 2020

The City of Archer has a year to figure out whether it will create its own fire department since Alachua County has canceled its interlocal service […]

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Updating Breaking News: GPD identifies hit and run victim

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 12, 2020

The Gainesville Police Department has identified the scooter rider in the hit and run incident in the early morning hours of Monday August 10th. The victim, Juanita […]

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Levy County Sheriff’s Office arrest six suspects in year long investigation

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 11, 2020

The Levy County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 91 NE 131st Terrace in Williston last week that concluded the major portion of a […]

Business

Breaking News: District postpones water permit to add Nestle

Suzette Cook

Aug 11, 2020

The Suwannee River Water Management District voted on August 11th to table the vote on a permit that would allow the Seven Springs Water Company to […]

Business

Property insurance carriers seeking large rate hikes on Florida policyholders

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 10, 2020

The Center Square – A quadfecta of factors is merging into one bottom-line reality for Florida’s 6.2 million property insurance policyholders: significant rate hikes await when […]

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Legendary GCSO K-9 Midnight dies at 14

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 10, 2020

The Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office lost a trailblazing K-9 last week. Midnight, one of the original members of the K-9 unit, died last week at the […]