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J.C. Derrick is publisher for Mainstreet Daily News. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining Mainstreet in 2020. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.
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Elections office offers OmniBallot for disabled
Jun 16, 2022
At-home vote-by-mail option will be used starting with August primary elections.
UF Shands Children’s Hospital receives top ranking
Jun 14, 2022
U.S. News & World Report names pediatric medical center No. 1 in Florida.
13-seed Gators to host NCAA baseball regional
May 30, 2022
On Friday the 13-seed Florida Gators will host NCAA Baseball Tournament action at Condron Family Park for the second straight season. The Gators made the tournament […]
CDC: Alachua County high risk as COVID cases rise
May 30, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified Alachua County as “high risk” and again recommends that residents wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination […]
Publix headed to Newberry?
May 24, 2022
The City of Newberry’s Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an application for development of a large shopping center plaza on the east side […]
Update: Suspect identified in Newberry stabbing
May 23, 2022
Update (3:35 p.m.): According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, a warrant for attempted murder was issued this afternoon for Craig Lee. Law enforcement is searching […]
BOCC pushes back West End consideration
May 23, 2022
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has pushed back a planned discussion of the West End Golf development plan after the developer requested a […]
Hospitalizations low as local COVID cases rise
May 9, 2022
Local COVID-19 numbers doubled over the last two weeks, but hospitalizations—while rising—remain near the lowest points of the pandemic. The latest numbers came in a weekend […]
Columbia County inmate dies in custody
May 5, 2022
An unidentified inmate at the Columbia County jail died around noon Wednesday, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). “Staff at the detention facility attempted […]
FHP conducting criminal probe into Levy bus crash
Apr 28, 2022
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigators are conducting a criminal probe into the March 30 bus crash that sent five Levy County students to the hospital, including […]
Derrick: Got a tax refund? Here’s how to spend it
Apr 27, 2022
About 3 in 4 Americans will receive a tax refund this year, and the IRS reports the average disbursement is actually more than 10% higher than […]
Judge: DeSantis right to remove McGraw from SBAC
Apr 4, 2022
An Alachua County judge ruled Monday that Gov. Ron DeSantis was within his rights to remove Alachua County School Board member Diyonne McGraw last year. “The […]
Video: Watch the Levy County school bus crash
Apr 1, 2022
A dashcam video posted to Facebook appears to show a tractor-trailer traveling at 72 miles per hour when it plows into the back of a stopped […]
School bus crash sparks shipping company scrutiny
Apr 1, 2022
The Florida Highway Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) unit is investigating the company operating the tractor-trailer that slammed into a Levy County school bus on Wednesday, […]
Levy County school bus crash sends 5 to hospital
Mar 30, 2022
A tractor trailer collided with a Levy County school bus Wednesday afternoon, sending five students to UF Health Shands in Gainesville. According to a Florida Highway […]
UF names presidential search committee
Mar 29, 2022
The University of Florida announced a 15-person presidential search committee on Tuesday. “With these distinguished and dedicated committee members in place, we can now begin our […]
Derrick: Mainstreet jumps into print
Mar 17, 2022
Mainstreet Daily News would like to thank those who attended our first Newsmaker Interview Series event on Monday at Santa Fe College. It was a fun […]
Trenton man behind bars on $1.2 million bond
Mar 10, 2022
Authorities are holding a Trenton man in the Gilchrist County Jail on a $1.2 million bond after a domestic incident involved the man allegedly injuring a […]
Derrick: Explaining Mainstreet’s newest venture
Mar 4, 2022
One of our goals at Mainstreet Daily News is to be at the center of the community conversation. We do this by covering what is going […]
CCSO, feds arrest 7 in Lake City
Feb 15, 2022
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and federal law enforcement arrested seven people on Tuesday in connection with a spate of recent shootings in Lake City. […]
BOCC to mobilize against Clemons bill
Feb 3, 2022
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) did not like the recent proposal to let voters decide whether to expand the commission, but it likes […]
Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of BOCC
Jan 27, 2022
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously handed down a ruling siding with the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) against Sheriff Clovis B. Watson […]
Attempted murder suspect dies in jail
Jan 17, 2022
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the death of an inmate at the Columbia County Detention Facility in Lake City. The Columbia County Sheriff’s […]