On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, freedom was finally delivered to the last enslaved people in the United States. On that day, Union General Gordon ...

Local news: City of Gainesville gives final approval for special election; GRUA readies second lawsuit 'This project needs a name' Mayor Harvey Ward told The Sun on June 13 that he feels it is ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Mayor Harvey Ward spoke to TV20 to address the city’s budget, renovations at Citizens Field, and the GRU referendum. Gainesville city commissioners are taking steps to ...

In a speech, Mayor Harvey Ward commended those who attended this month’s Juneteenth events. “As we consider what Juneteenth means, and as we consider the things that are pushing against folks ...

Mayor Harvey Ward said before the vote that the GRU Authority board had already planned to file a second injunction on June 11 in an attempt to keep the special election from happening, even ...

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This ...

Mayor Harvey Ward in a text message to The Sun wrote that the GRU Authority's decision to appeal the judge's ruling is in contradiction to the will of the people.

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward told WUFT on Friday that the university bears responsibility for the cuts. “I think the judgment of folks making those decisions on campus has been poor,” Ward said.

Mayor Harvey Ward said in an interview that the Commission is disheartened by the funding cuts. “We’re not gonna be able to serve the people of Gainesville as well as we would like to,” Ward ...