Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Florida's most recent Democratic governor who took office on the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has ...

Former state Sen. Audrey Gibson once led the Duval County Democratic Party. Now, in the wake of a historic loss suffered by ...

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve at the age of 91, had a more profound influence on Florida ...

MacKay passed away peacefully in his sleep last Tuesday, on New Year’s Eve, surrounded by his adult sons and wife, Anne. He ...

A celebration of life for the late Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, a spokesperson for the MacKay ...

Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by ...

A celebration honoring former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be held next Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at Fort King ...

He only spent 23 days as governor in 1998, but Buddy MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve, had a more profound ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr., who served as Florida's governor for just three weeks, died at 91 years old.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Renai Sparrow teaches 3rd grade at Lawton Chiles Elementary. She’s been teaching for 17 years, 13 of those in 3rd grade. “They’re fun. I have a good group. They’re very ...

MacKay was born in Ocala in 1933 and obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.