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This Florida Town Is So Cheap, You Can Live On Nothing But Social Security

There’s a town in Florida where your Social Security check doesn’t just cover the basics, it actually covers everything, and that town is Trenton. Tucked into Gilchrist County in North Central Florida, this quiet little place is doing something that most of the state has completely forgotten how to do, and that’s staying genuinely, wonderfully affordable.

Gilchrist County, FL · 1d
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Nutrien addresses layoff concerns for White Springs phosphate facility closure: ‘We’re with them’

WHITE SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) — Employees at the White Springs phosphate facility are figuring out their next steps after learning they are losing their jobs, as Nutrien prepares to close operations after more than 60 years of production. Company representatives said the mine has reached the end of its...

White Springs, FL · 2d
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Road worker killed by dump truck in Columbia County, FHP says

A 66-year-old road worker from Wellborn was killed Friday morning after being struck by a dump truck backing up on SW Manning Place in Columbia County.

Columbia County, FL · 2d

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Nature Is Taking Back This Abandoned Florida Ghost Town, And The Result Is Seriously Creepy

A rusty steel bridge from 1926 still stretches across the Suwannee River here, and nobody drives on it anymore. The highway moved on decades ago. The trees, vines, and moss did not. The town around that bridge once held a busy sawmill and hundreds of workers. Now a few crumbling...

Lee, FL · 6h
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High Springs hosts free tire and bulk waste drop-off event

Residents in High Springs are using a free drive-through event to dispose of unwanted tires and large bulk waste.

High Springs, FL · 1d

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Alachua Bat Fight Turns Into Gunfire, Sends Three Schools Into Lockdown

A fight at Sherwood Oaks Apartments in Alachua erupted into gunfire Thursday morning, sending two people to the hospital and triggering lockdowns at three nearby schools, including Irby Elementary. Alachua police said one person has been detained, but a second suspect — described as a Black man in his early 20s, standing 6 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall — remained at large as of Thursday afternoon.

Alachua, FL · 2d

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Man sentenced to life in prison for 2025 Live Oak fatal armed robbery

LIVE OAK , Fla. (WCTV) - One of three suspects in a fatal 2025 armed robbery in Live Oak was sentenced to prison, according to the Live Oak Police Department. Zed Washington will serve life in prison for his role in the shooting death of 24-year-old Joseph Simmons. He pleaded...

Live Oak, FL · 2d

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Sink Your Teeth Into A Burger Bigger Than Your Face At This Wild West Steakhouse In Florida

There’s a covered wagon parked on Main Street in Alachua, Florida, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. That’s because it belongs to Conestogas Restaurant, a steakhouse that takes its old west theme seriously and its burgers even more seriously. You’ll find this place tucked into a...

Alachua, FL · 2d

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Vehicle fire on I-10 in Suwannee County temporarily caused traffic delays Friday morning

SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - A vehicle fire on I-10 near Exit 283 Friday morning caused traffic delays Friday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fire reportedly occurred around 8:30 a.m. Friday and is blocking all eastbound lanes. Traffic appears to be backed up for about 4 miles, according to FL 511 traffic cameras.

Suwannee County, FL · 2d

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Georgia inmate sentenced to 8 years in Florida prison for fraudulently selling hunting leases

GILCHRIST COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)—A 39-year-old Georgia man who investigators said fraudulently sold hunting leases to Florida hunters while he was in a Georgia prison pleaded guilty to four felonies and received an eight-year prison sentence. On May 7, FWC investigators filed felony charges against Rodney E. Smith after they...

Florida · 1d

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Neo-Confederate League of the South Member Elected to Florida Legislature

Marshall Rawson was elected to the Florida legislature’s House of Representatives on Tuesday in District 10 which covers the area west of Jacksonville with Lake City as its largest city. Rawson is associated with the League of the South, a Neo-Confederate group with extreme views. The newly elected representative became involved with the League of the South when he was in college at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. Rawson has posted on social media identifying himself with the League of the South. He has also been shown wearing a League of the South polo shirt as shown in the feature photograph above.

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You’ll Find a Real Working Sugar Cane Mill Pressing Syrup at Dudley Farm in Newberry, Florida

Every fall, somebody feeds stalks of sugar cane into a mill and boils the juice down into real syrup. That still happens on a working farm that dates to 1850. I love that it isn’t a reenactment you watch from behind a rope. The farmhouse, kitchen, smokehouse, and root...

Newberry, FL · 1d

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Child knocked from bicycle near Oak View Middle School, driver cited

A driver was cited after striking a child's bicycle shortly before 7:30 a.m. Nov. 5 near Oak View Middle School in Newberry, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. ACSO Public Information Officer Lisa Sacaccio said a field service technician had stopped traffic at the intersection of Southwest 250th Street and Southwest 15th Avenue to allow the student to cross the road when a driver went around the technician. Florida TODAY: Checkout charity, Florida election, coral reefs As the driver went around the technician, the vehicle struck a tire on the child's bicycle, causing the child to fall onto the road. The child suffered minor injuries, described as “just scrapes,” and was evaluated at the scene by deputies and responding emergency medical personnel. No road closures were necessary. No additional details were provided. This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Child knocked from bicycle near Oak View Middle School, driver cited

Newberry, FL · 2d