‘A big loss’: After 34 years on Gainesville school board, Willie Mitchell leaves legacy of fighting for the underserved - Gainesville Times

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‘A big loss’: After 34 years on Gainesville school board, Willie Mitchell leaves legacy of fighting for the underserved

Retiring Gainesville City School Board member Willie Mitchell decided recently not to run for reelection after 34 years on the board. Mitchell represents District 3, and was a student at the original Fair Street, which opened in 1937 as an all-Black community school before graduating from E.E. Butler High School. - photo by Scott Rogers

12202023 WILLIE 1.jpg — Retiring Gainesville City School Board member Willie Mitchell decided recently not to run for reelection after 34 years on the board. Mitchell represents District 3, and was a student at the original Fair Street, which opened in 1937 as an all-Black community school before graduating from E.E. Butler High School. - photo by Scott Rogers

Willie Mitchell is stepping down after 34 years on the Gainesville school board , leaving a legacy of fighting for the underserved.