Environmental advocates who criticized the commission's rapid pace of development celebrated the change in leadership. But ...

Two new faces will soon frequent Alachua’s City Hall. Walter Welch and Jacob Fletcher beat incumbent Mayor Gib Coerper and Vice Mayor Ed Potts, respectively, in Tuesday’s election. Their ...

“I know it is a shock for many that Gib didn’t win,” added Glen Anderson, a local. Gib Coerper, who has served as mayor since 2010, has been replaced by Walter Welch. Welch’s victory is ...

The Alachua City Commission swore in new Mayor Walter Welch and Commissioner Jacob Fletcher to kick off a lengthy regular ...

Gib Coerper, the Mayor of Alachua says the first cleanup was held back in the late 90′s, and he loves seeing the smiles it brings to everyone’s faces as they work to make the community a ...