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Why now may be time to return Butler Gym to its former glory
Officials agree it will take a lot of money to make that happen
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Calls to restore the old Butler Gym on Athens St. are growing as community engagement with local government increases.
Joshua Silavent
Updated: Aug 15, 2018, 5:03 PM
Published: Aug 15, 2018, 12:27 AM
The old Butler Gym in Gainesville has long stood as a symbolic testament to the traditions and history of the city’s predominantly African-American southside neighborhoods. It was erected as part of the former high school for black students in the days of segregation.
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Police said a prostitute called 911 after her client tried to rape her at an Oakwood home
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John Clarke appears in Hall County Magistrate Court Monday, March 31, 2025, for a committal hearing on charges of rape, aggravated assault, pandering, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The aggravated assault charge was dismissed by the judge. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Mar 31, 2025, 8:30 PM
Published: Mar 31, 2025, 5:46 PM
A woman agreed March 4 to come to an Oakwood home to have sex with John Paul Clarke for $140, according to court testimony.
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