Community History

Breaking News, Gainesville Colored School Under Contruction
Breaking News, Gainesville Colored School Under Contruction Work began Monday on the construction of a new school building for colored children of Gainesville, located in

Raymond Roper…Leon Young…Robert “Bo” Young…Frank “Sugar” Bell…”Red Eye” Smith… Sam Griffin…Many…many…more?
Raymond Roper…Leon Young…Robert “Bo” Young…Frank “Sugar” Bell…”Red Eye” Smith… Sam Griffin…Many…many…more? Someone help me with these athletes and many others.

Uncle Flecther Randolph and Aunt La-la and Uncle Jim Walker
Uncle Flecther Randolph and Aunt La-la and Uncle Jim Walker I use to go out on Athens Street to Uncle Flecther, and on Cooley Drive

Life in the shadow of industry – Newtown
Life in the shadow of industry – Newtown Neighbors at Odds: The Haze Over Newtown This is the first of a series of stories over

This is a very comprehensive HISTORY of “Our Gainesville”
This is a very comprehensive HISTORY of “Our Gainesville” My prayers and hope is that we compile all these stories with photos so we can

Hendrix geared up for next fight
Hendrix geared up for next fight Gainesville native Tyrese Hendrix has come a long way since his days of fighting mid-card in a nightclub a