Former Hawthorne official John Martin to make GOP run for County Commission
Former Hawthorne City Commissioner John Martin has changed his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican and pre-filed to run for incumbent Democrat Mike Byerly’s County Commission District 1 seat...
View ArticleCrapo running again as 2012 field takes shape
Ed Crapo, who has been the Alachua County property appraiser since 1981, filed to run for reelection this week, as other 2012 contenders for local posts have joined the fray. For the three County...
View ArticleParty affiliation is Argh
On Saturday, the Alachua County Republicans will change their party affiliation from R to Argh! Setting the stage well in advance of next November’s Alachua County Commission elections, they’re...
View ArticleDebate continues over veterans housing facility
The debate over a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans continued during Tuesday’s Alachua County Commission meeting. For some 90 minutes of public comment, members of the public stepped...
View ArticleKutner switches races, now seeking Byerly’s seat
Brandon C. Kutner last week withdrew from his race for the District 5 Alachua County Commission seat and entered the District 1 race, going from a race with no challengers (so far) to setting up a...
View ArticleCheshire quickly builds $20K campaign fund
After signing up to run in August, District 5 Republican County Commission candidate Dean Cheshire amassed a campaign war chest of $20,005 in approximately a month and a half. Cheshire’s first campaign...
View ArticleThird Republican enters race for county seat
A third Republican entered the Alachua County Commission District 1 race on Wednesday, setting up a potential primary battle to face Democratic incumbent Mike Byerly, who has yet to sign up to...
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